Creating the base service groups for DR configuration

Last published : Jul 06, 2026
You need to create the base service groups in Cluster Server and link those base service groups and resource types for DR configuration.
You need to create at least the following service groups with their respective resources on Node1 and Node2:
Service group Resource
SFM_SStore - SFM_SStore_DG
- SFM_SStore_IP
- SFM_SStore_NIC
- SFM_SStore_RVG
SFM_Services - SFM_Services_IP
- SFM_Services_NIC
- SFM_Services_Mount
- SFM_Services_RVGPRI
Note: For DR configuration, you need to use the service group names and resource names as suggested. Failure to do so may result in configuration failure.
It is recommended to set up the VVR rlinks under Cluster Server control. No naming convention is required for the VVR rlink resources. For more information, refer to the Cluster Server Bundled Agents Reference Guide and Cluster Server Agents for Volume Replicator Configuration Guide depending on the version of the Cluster Server.
  • For the resources that you need to create on the SFM_SStore service group, refer to the following table:
    Resource name Resource type Attributes
    SFM_SStore_DG Disk group for Linux Diskgroup : Disk group that is specified for the failover.
    VMDg for Windows Note: You must create a clustered disk group.
    SFM_SStore_IP IP - Address: Virtual IP address.
    - MACAddress: Physical address of NIC, to which virtual IP address is assigned. This address is always local and different for each system.
    - SubNetMask: Subnet mask that is associated with the IP address
    SFM_SStore_NIC NIC Device: Name of the NIC where virtual IP is
    plumbed.
    SFM_SStore_RVG RVG for Linux RVG : Replicated volume group (RVG) that is configured for replication of volumes
    VvrRvg for Windows Diskgroup : Disk group that is used for creating RVG.
  • For resources that you need to create for the SFM_Services service group, refer to the following link for creating the resources that you need for HA:
For HA-DR configuration, apart from the resources you create for HA, you need to create the following additional resource for the SFM_Services service group:
Resource name Resource type Attributes
SFM_Services_RVGPRI RVGPrimary Contains the RVG resource name that is to be used for replication.
For more information on configuring resources, refer to the Cluster Server Bundled Agents Reference Guide.
After creating the required service groups and resources, you need to link the base service groups. For selecting the options while linking the service groups, refer to the following table:
Selection Option
SFM_Services Parent Group
SFM_SStore Child Group
Relationship Online Local
Dependency Type Hard
You need to link the resources. For selecting parent and child dependencies, refer to the following table:
Parent Dependency Child Dependency
SFM_SStore_RVG SFM_SStore_DG
SFM_Services_IP SFM_Services_NIC
SFM_Services_Mount SFM_Services_RVGPrimary
SFM_Services_RVGPrimary SFM_Services_IP
After creating the SFM_Services and SFM_SStore service groups on Site A and linking them, repeat the same procedure for site B. On Site B, ensure that the SFM_Services_NIC, SFM_SStore_RVG, and SFM_SStore_DG are online and rest of the resources are offline. Also, you must configure SFM_Services service group as Global on site A and add Site B in the cluster.
More Information
Creating the base service groups for HA configuration
Configuring Management Server in one-to-one DR environment