In a failover cluster, what occurs if the primary MID fails?

In a failover cluster, if the primary Management Identifier (MID) fails, the next MID in line assumes responsibility for the Discovery processes. This design ensures high availability and continuity of service. By allowing the next MID to take over, the system can maintain operations without requiring manual intervention or significant downtime. This capability is a fundamental feature of failover clusters, which are designed to provide resilience and ensure that critical processes continue even in the event of hardware or software failures.

The other options suggest outcomes that do not align with how failover clustering is intended to function. For instance, halting the process until the MID is restored would lead to downtime, which contradicts the purpose of implementing a failover solution. Sending a notification to the administrator also does not facilitate immediate recovery and could result in delays. Automatic transfer to a backup server might imply a different architecture that is not specifically based on the MID's failover mechanism, as MIDs operate within the cluster itself for load balancing and failover tasks.