Registry information systems and methods are presented. In one embodiment, an application resource switchover method comprises receiving a switchover indication wherein the switchover indication includes an indication to switchover execution of at least one service of an application running on a primary system resource to running on a secondary system resource; performing a switchover preparation process, wherein the switchover preparation process includes automatically generating a switchover plan including indications of switchover operations for performance of a switchover process; and performing the switchover process in which the at least one of the application services is brought up on the secondary system resource in accordance with the plan of switchover operations. In one embodiment, automatically generating a plan of switchover operations includes analyzing the switchover indication, wherein the analyzing includes determining a type of switchover corresponding to the switchover indication. There can be a variety of switchover types.