3.6. Resource Actions

RGManager expects the following return values from resource agents:

start - start the resource
stop - stop the resource
status - check the status of the resource
metadata - report the OCF RA XML metadata

3.6.1. Return Values

OCF has a wide range of return codes for the monitor operation, but since rgmanager calls status, it relies almost exclusively on SysV-style return codes.

0 - success: stop after stop or stop when not running must return success
start after start or start when running must return success
nonzero - failure: if the stop operation ever returns a nonzero value, the service enters the failed state and the service must be recovered manually.