Taking a Resource Offline and Propagating the Command

Use the Offline Propagate (OffProp) feature to propagate the offline state of a parent resource. This command signals that resources dependent on the parent resource should also be taken offline.

Use the Offline Propagate (OffProp) "ignoreparent" feature to take a selected resource offline, regardless of the state of the parent resource. This command propagates the offline state of the selected resource to the child resources. The "ignoreparent" option is only available in Command Center.

  To take a parent resource and its child resources offline from Cluster Explorer

1. In the Resources tab of the configuration tree, right-click the resource.
2. Click Offline Prop, and click the appropriate system from the menu.

  To take a parent resource and its child resources offline from Command Center

1. In the Command Center configuration tree, expand Commands>Operations>Controls>OffProp Resource.
2. Click the resource.
3. Click the system on which to offline the resource and its child resources.
4. Click Apply.

  To take child resources offline from Command Center while ignoring the state of the parent resource

1. In the Command Center configuration tree, expand Commands>Operations>Controls>OffProp Resource.
2. Click the resource.
3. Click the system on which to offline the resource and its child resources.
4. Select the ignoreparent check box.
5. Click Apply.