diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/test_adapter.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/test_adapter.py
index 939793f0c..1eab4a59e 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/test_adapter.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/test_adapter.py
@@ -1168,6 +1168,8 @@ class TestCommonAdapter(test.TestCase):
             fake_mirror.secondary_client.get_serial.assert_called_with()
             fake_mirror.secondary_client.get_lun.assert_called_with(
                 name=vol1.name)
+            self.assertEqual(fake_mirror.secondary_client,
+                             common_adapter.client)
         self.assertEqual(device['backend_id'], backend_id)
         for update in updates:
             self.assertEqual(fields.ReplicationStatus.FAILED_OVER,
@@ -1206,6 +1208,8 @@ class TestCommonAdapter(test.TestCase):
             fake_mirror.secondary_client.get_serial.assert_called_with()
             fake_mirror.secondary_client.get_lun.assert_called_with(
                 name=vol1.name)
+            self.assertEqual(fake_mirror.secondary_client,
+                             common_adapter.client)
         self.assertEqual('default', backend_id)
         for update in updates:
             self.assertEqual(fields.ReplicationStatus.ENABLED,
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/test_common.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/test_common.py
index 9d3dba626..e69515a79 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/test_common.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/test_common.py
@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@ class TestReplicationDeviceList(test.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(1, len(devices_list))
         self.assertIsNotNone(devices_list[0])
 
+    def test_get_backend_ids(self):
+        backend_ids = common.ReplicationDeviceList.get_backend_ids(
+            self.configuration)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(backend_ids))
+        self.assertIn('array_id_1', backend_ids)
+
 
 class TestVNXMirrorView(test.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/adapter.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/adapter.py
index 4a5466f5d..63df4f2b3 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/adapter.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/adapter.py
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@ class CommonAdapter(object):
             self.config.storage_vnx_security_file_dir,
             self.queue_path)
         # Replication related
-        self.mirror_view = self.build_mirror_view(self.config, True)
+        if (self.active_backend_id in
+                common.ReplicationDeviceList.get_backend_ids(self.config)):
+            # The backend is in failed-over state
+            self.mirror_view = self.build_mirror_view(self.config, False)
+            self.client = self.mirror_view.primary_client
+        else:
+            self.mirror_view = self.build_mirror_view(self.config, True)
         self.serial_number = self.client.get_serial()
         self.storage_pools = self.parse_pools()
         self.force_delete_lun_in_sg = (
@@ -1235,7 +1241,7 @@ class CommonAdapter(object):
                 LOG.error(msg, {'volume_id': volume.id,
                                 'target': secondary_backend_id,
                                 'error': ex},)
-                new_status = fields.ReplicationStatus.ERROR
+                new_status = fields.ReplicationStatus.FAILOVER_ERROR
             else:
                 # Transfer ownership to secondary_backend_id and
                 # update provider_location field
@@ -1261,6 +1267,10 @@ class CommonAdapter(object):
                 volume_update_list.append({
                     'volume_id': volume.id,
                     'updates': {'status': 'error'}})
+        # After failover, the secondary is now the primary,
+        # any sequential request will be redirected to it.
+        self.client = mirror_view.secondary_client
+
         return secondary_backend_id, volume_update_list
 
     def get_pool_name(self, volume):
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/common.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/common.py
index aa7f278d7..558189788 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/common.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vnx/common.py
@@ -445,6 +445,15 @@ class ReplicationDeviceList(list):
     def __getitem__(self, item):
         return self.list[item]
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_backend_ids(cls, config):
+        """Returns all configured device_id."""
+        rep_list = cls(config)
+        backend_ids = []
+        for item in rep_list.devices:
+            backend_ids.append(item.backend_id)
+        return backend_ids
+
 
 class VNXMirrorView(object):
     def __init__(self, primary_client, secondary_client):