In a mutually-aware setup, problems may occur with an Adaptive Server or companion OpenSwitch (for example, the server stops responding or there is a network failure) that require a system administrator to perform certain actions. These actions are never required at startup, because any or all servers may not be responding at that time.
When a problem occurs after startup, OpenSwitch invokes the action specified in the OpenSwitch configuration file for that failure type. Depending on the failure type and the corresponding user-specified action, either a custom or manual script is launched, or a default action is taken, or both.
