How to Test WAAE Failover?
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How to Test WAAE Failover?

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Article ID: 216462

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Products

CA Workload Automation AE - Scheduler (AutoSys)

Issue/Introduction

How to test the failover is working fine after the WAAE HA implementation?

Environment

Release : All Supported Versions

Component : CA Workload Automation AE (AutoSys)

Resolution

If you want to test the scheduler fail-over, then terminate the Primary Scheduler abnormally, for example by using a command like "kill -9 <pid of event_demon>" then only Shadow will takeover else can user sendevent command.

sendevent -E STOP_DEMON -v FAILOVER

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/intelligent-automation/autosys-workload-automation/12-1/reference/ae-commands/maintain-system/sendevent-command-stop-the-schedulers-or-application-servers.html