Creating Atleast Count dependencies for a resource in a service group

Last published : Jul 06, 2026
In the Management Server console, you can create dependencies (link) between two resources of a service group. When you create a link between two resources, you need to designate one resource as the parent resource and the other one as a child resource. The child resource must come online before the parent resource.
In an Atleast Count dependency, the parent resource depends on a set of child resources. You can configure a minimum number of child resources for the parent resource. The configured child resources must be online for the parent to be brought online or to remain online.
The parent resource of one dependency can be the child resource of another dependency. In a service group, several parent-child dependencies exist to support a single application resource. In a dependency diagram, this application resource occupies the apex of the diagram.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the service group or the Availability perspective. The permission on the service group may be explicitly assigned or inherited from a parent Organization or cluster.
To create Atleast Count dependency for a resource in a service group
  1. In the Management Server console, go to the Availability perspective and selectManage in the left pane.
  2. Expand the Organization or Uncategorized Clusters to locate the cluster.
  3. Right-click on the required cluster and select Create Service Group.
  4. In the Create Service Group panel, do one of the following:
    • To add a service group and configure it, enter the required information and click Next.
    • To add a service group and configure it at a later time, enter the required information and click Finish.
  5. In the Configure System List panel, do one of the following:
    • To configure the system list and configure the resources, enter the required information and click Next.
    • To configure the system list and to configure resources at a later time, enter the required information and click Finish.
  6. In the Configure Resources panel, do one of the following:
    • To configure the resources and resource dependencies, enter the required information and click Next.
    • To configure the resources and to configure resource dependencies at a later time, enter the required information and click Finish.
  7. In the Resource Dependencies panel, select the parent and the child resources.
  8. Check the Configure Atleast Dependencies check box for selecting the child resources that need to be configured.
    Note: The configured child resources need to be online for the parent to be online.
  9. Select the Child resources, and click Link.
  10. Select the number of child resources that needs to be set for Atleast Count dependency from the Atleast Count drop-down option.
  11. In the Result panel, click OK.
More Information
Create Service Group options
Configure System List options
Configure Resources options