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Failover script variables

A failover script can include multiple variables that are passed to it by the NetApp Management Console data protection capability.

Variable Description
DP_CONNECTION_ID A tracking ID generated by the NetApp Management Console data protection capability.
DP_DATASET_ID A tracking ID generated by the NetApp Management Console data protection capability.
DP_DATASET_NAME The name of the dataset to which this script is to be applied.
DP_FAILOVER_SCRIPT_TEST Whether or not this failover script is being invoked as a test. Starting a test failover by clicking test failover on the Disaster Recovery tab sets this value to 1.
DP_FAILOVER_STATUS Whether the failover process is currently in the stage before or stage after the failover mirror relationship is broken. Values are either:
  • DP_BEFORE_FAILOVER_MIRROR_BREAK
  • DP_AFTER_FAILOVER_MIRROR_BREAK
DP_JOB_ID A tracking ID generated by the NetApp Management Console data protection capability.
DP_POLICY_ID A tracking ID generated by the NetApp Management Console data protection capability.
DP_POLICY_NAME The name of the disaster protection policy that is calling this failover script.
DP_SERIAL_NUMBER The serial number of the DataFabric Manager server software.