diff --git a/inc/ocf_cache.h b/inc/ocf_cache.h
index 1701853..cfb89a0 100644
--- a/inc/ocf_cache.h
+++ b/inc/ocf_cache.h
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ struct ocf_cache_info {
 	uint32_t metadata_end_offset;
 		/*!< LBA offset where metadata ends (in 4KiB blocks) */
 
-	bool failover_detached;
-		/*!< true if cache drive detached for failover */
+	bool standby_detached;
+		/*!< true if cache volume detached in standby mode */
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/inc/ocf_err.h b/inc/ocf_err.h
index 41a6891..7ca5aa6 100644
--- a/inc/ocf_err.h
+++ b/inc/ocf_err.h
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ typedef enum {
 	OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY,
 
 	/** Operation invalid with cache drive atatched in failover standby */
-	OCF_ERR_FAILOVER_ATTACHED,
+	OCF_ERR_STANDBY_ATTACHED,
 
-	OCF_ERR_MAX = OCF_ERR_FAILOVER_ATTACHED,
+	OCF_ERR_MAX = OCF_ERR_STANDBY_ATTACHED,
 } ocf_error_t;
 
 #endif /* __OCF_ERR_H__ */
diff --git a/inc/ocf_mngt.h b/inc/ocf_mngt.h
index 9a65dfb..e40d21a 100644
--- a/inc/ocf_mngt.h
+++ b/inc/ocf_mngt.h
@@ -529,52 +529,108 @@ void ocf_mngt_cache_load(ocf_cache_t cache,
 		ocf_mngt_cache_load_end_t cmpl, void *priv);
 
 /**
- * @brief Completion callback of cache bind operation
+ * @brief Completion callback of cache standby attach operation
  *
  * @param[in] cache Cache handle
  * @param[in] priv Callback context
  * @param[in] error Error code (zero on success)
  */
-typedef void (*ocf_mngt_cache_bind_end_t)(ocf_cache_t cache,
+typedef void (*ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach_end_t)(ocf_cache_t cache,
 		void *priv, int error);
 
 /**
- * @brief Initiate failover standby
+ * @brief Attach caching device to cache instance in failover standby mode
  *
  * @param[in] cache Cache handle
  * @param[in] cfg Caching device configuration
  * @param[in] cmpl Completion callback
  * @param[in] priv Completion callback context
  */
-void ocf_mngt_cache_standby(ocf_cache_t cache,
+void ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach(ocf_cache_t cache,
 		struct ocf_mngt_cache_attach_config *cfg,
-		ocf_mngt_cache_bind_end_t cmpl, void *priv);
+		ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach_end_t cmpl, void *priv);
 
-typedef void (*ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach_end_t)(void *priv, int error);
-
-void ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach(ocf_cache_t cache,
-		ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach_end_t cmpl, void *priv);
 /**
- * @brief Completion callback of cache activate operation
+ * @brief Completion callback of cache standby load operation
  *
  * @param[in] cache Cache handle
  * @param[in] priv Callback context
  * @param[in] error Error code (zero on success)
  */
-typedef void (*ocf_mngt_cache_activate_end_t)(ocf_cache_t cache,
+typedef void (*ocf_mngt_cache_standby_load_end_t)(ocf_cache_t cache,
 		void *priv, int error);
-
 /**
- * @brief Activate cache instance
+ * @brief Load cache instance in failover standby mode
  *
  * @param[in] cache Cache handle
  * @param[in] cfg Caching device configuration
  * @param[in] cmpl Completion callback
  * @param[in] priv Completion callback context
  */
-void ocf_mngt_cache_activate(ocf_cache_t cache,
-		struct ocf_mngt_cache_device_config *cfg,
-		ocf_mngt_cache_activate_end_t cmpl, void *priv);
+void ocf_mngt_cache_standby_load(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_attach_config *cfg,
+		ocf_mngt_cache_standby_load_end_t cmpl, void *priv);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Completion callback of cache standby detach operation
+ *
+ * @param[in] cache Cache handle
+ * @param[in] priv Callback context
+ * @param[in] error Error code (zero on success)
+ */
+typedef void (*ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach_end_t)(void *priv, int error);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Detach cache volume from cache in standby mode
+ *
+ * @param[in] cache Cache handle
+ * @param[in] cmpl Completion callback
+ * @param[in] priv Completion callback context
+ */
+void ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach_end_t cmpl, void *priv);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Cache standby activate configuration
+ */
+struct ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate_config {
+	/**
+	 * @brief Cache device configuration - must be the first field
+	 */
+	struct ocf_mngt_cache_device_config device;
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Automatically open core volumes when activating cache
+	 *
+	 * If set to false, cache load will not attempt to open core volumes,
+	 * and so cores will be marked "inactive" unless their volumes were
+	 * earlier added to the core pool. In such case user will be expected
+	 * to add cores later using function ocf_mngt_cache_add_core().
+	 */
+	bool open_cores;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Completion callback of standby cache activate operation
+ *
+ * @param[in] cache Cache handle
+ * @param[in] priv Callback context
+ * @param[in] error Error code (zero on success)
+ */
+typedef void (*ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate_end_t)(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		void *priv, int error);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Activate standby cache instance
+ *
+ * @param[in] cache Cache handle
+ * @param[in] cfg Caching device configuration
+ * @param[in] cmpl Completion callback
+ * @param[in] priv Completion callback context
+ */
+void ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate_config *cfg,
+		ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate_end_t cmpl, void *priv);
 
 /* Adding and removing cores */
 
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
index b1e2ddf..54b1996 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_load_post_metadata_load(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
 }
 
-void _ocf_mngt_load_init_instance_complete(void *priv, int error)
+void _ocf_mngt_load_metadata_complete(void *priv, int error)
 {
 	struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context = priv;
 	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
@@ -601,43 +601,44 @@ void _ocf_mngt_load_init_instance_complete(void *priv, int error)
 /**
  * handle load variant
  */
-static void _ocf_mngt_load_init_instance_clean_load(
-		struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context)
+static void _ocf_mngt_load_metadata_clean(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
+		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
 {
+	struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context = priv;
 	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
 
 	ocf_metadata_load_all(cache,
-			_ocf_mngt_load_init_instance_complete, context);
+			_ocf_mngt_load_metadata_complete, context);
 }
 
 /**
  * handle recovery variant
  */
-static void _ocf_mngt_load_init_instance_recovery(
-		struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context)
+static void _ocf_mngt_load_metadata_recovery(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
+		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
 {
+	struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context = priv;
 	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
 
-	init_attached_data_structures_recovery(cache, true);
-
-	ocf_cache_log(cache, log_info, "Initiating recovery sequence...\n");
-
 	ocf_metadata_load_recovery(cache,
-			_ocf_mngt_load_init_instance_complete, context);
+			_ocf_mngt_load_metadata_complete, context);
 }
 
-static void _ocf_mngt_load_init_instance(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
+static void _ocf_mngt_load_metadata(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
 {
 	struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context = priv;
 	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
 
 	if (context->metadata.shutdown_status == ocf_metadata_clean_shutdown) {
-		_ocf_mngt_load_init_instance_clean_load(context);
+		_ocf_mngt_load_metadata_clean(pipeline, priv, arg);
 	} else {
 		ocf_cache_log(cache, log_warn,
 			"ERROR: Cache device did not shut down properly!\n");
-		_ocf_mngt_load_init_instance_recovery(context);
+		init_attached_data_structures_recovery(cache, true);
+
+		ocf_cache_log(cache, log_info, "Initiating recovery sequence...\n");
+		_ocf_mngt_load_metadata_recovery(pipeline, priv, arg);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1722,7 +1723,7 @@ struct ocf_pipeline_properties _ocf_mngt_cache_load_pipeline_properties = {
 		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_init_cleaner),
 		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_init_promotion),
 		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_load_add_cores),
-		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_load_init_instance),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_load_metadata),
 		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_load_post_metadata_load),
 		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_attach_flush_metadata),
 		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_attach_shutdown_status),
@@ -2026,21 +2027,6 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_init_cache_front_volume(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 	ocf_pipeline_next(context->pipeline);
 }
 
-static void _ocf_mngt_load_unsafe_complete(void *priv, int error)
-{
-	struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context = priv;
-	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
-
-	if (error) {
-		ocf_cache_log(cache, log_err,
-				"ERROR: Cannot load metadata\n");
-		OCF_PL_FINISH_RET(context->pipeline,
-				-OCF_ERR_START_CACHE_FAIL);
-	}
-
-	ocf_pipeline_next(context->pipeline);
-}
-
 static void _ocf_mngt_standby_init_properties(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
 {
@@ -2057,17 +2043,6 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_standby_init_properties(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
 }
 
-static void _ocf_mngt_load_metadata_unsafe(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
-		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
-{
-	struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context = priv;
-	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
-
-	ocf_cache_log(cache, log_info, "Loading cache state...\n");
-	ocf_metadata_load_unsafe(cache,
-			_ocf_mngt_load_unsafe_complete, context);
-}
-
 static void _ocf_mngt_bind_preapre_mempool(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
 {
@@ -2082,15 +2057,36 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_bind_preapre_mempool(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 	OCF_PL_NEXT_ON_SUCCESS_RET(context->pipeline, result);
 }
 
-static void _ocf_mngt_bind_init_attached_structures(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
+static void _ocf_mngt_bind_init_structures_attach(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
+		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
+{
+	struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context = priv;
+	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
+
+	init_attached_data_structures_recovery(cache, true);
+	__populate_free_safe(cache);
+
+	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
+}
+
+static void _ocf_mngt_bind_init_structures_load(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
+		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
+{
+	struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context = priv;
+	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
+
+	init_attached_data_structures_recovery(cache, false);
+
+	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
+}
+
+static void _ocf_mngt_bind_init_pio_concurrency(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
 {
 	struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context = priv;
 	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
 	int result;
 
-	init_attached_data_structures_recovery(cache, false);
-
 	result = ocf_pio_concurrency_init(&cache->standby.concurrency, cache);
 	if (!result)
 		context->flags.pio_concurrency = true;
@@ -2137,7 +2133,33 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_bind_post_init(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
 }
 
-struct ocf_pipeline_properties _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_pipeline_properties = {
+struct ocf_pipeline_properties _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach_pipeline_properties = {
+	.priv_size = sizeof(struct ocf_cache_attach_context),
+	.finish = _ocf_mngt_cache_attach_finish,
+	.steps = {
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_copy_uuid_data),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_init_attached_nonpersistent),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_attach_cache_device),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_attach_read_properties),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_standby_init_properties),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_init_cache_front_volume),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_attach_check_ram),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_attach_prepare_metadata),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_test_volume),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_init_cleaner),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_init_structures_attach),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_init_cleaning),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_preapre_mempool),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_init_pio_concurrency),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_attach_flush_metadata),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_attach_discard),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_attach_flush),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_post_init),
+		OCF_PL_STEP_TERMINATOR(),
+	},
+};
+
+struct ocf_pipeline_properties _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_load_pipeline_properties = {
 	.priv_size = sizeof(struct ocf_cache_attach_context),
 	.finish = _ocf_mngt_cache_attach_finish,
 	.steps = {
@@ -2149,40 +2171,42 @@ struct ocf_pipeline_properties _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_pipeline_properties = {
 		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_attach_check_ram),
 		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_test_volume),
 		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_attach_prepare_metadata),
-		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_load_metadata_unsafe),
-		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_preapre_mempool),
-		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_init_attached_structures),
-		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_recovery_unsafe),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_load_superblock),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_load_metadata_recovery),
 		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_init_cleaner),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_init_structures_load),
 		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_init_cleaning),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_preapre_mempool),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_init_pio_concurrency),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_recovery_unsafe),
 		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_bind_post_init),
 		OCF_PL_STEP_TERMINATOR(),
 	},
 };
 
-struct ocf_cache_failover_detach_context {
+struct ocf_cache_standby_detach_context {
 	ocf_pipeline_t pipeline;
 	ocf_cache_t cache;
-	ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach_end_t cmpl;
+	ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach_end_t cmpl;
 	void *priv;
 };
 
-static void _ocf_mngt_failover_detach_wait_metadata_io_finish(void *priv)
+static void _ocf_mngt_standby_detach_wait_metadata_io_finish(void *priv)
 {
-	struct ocf_cache_failover_detach_context *context = priv;
+	struct ocf_cache_standby_detach_context *context = priv;
 
 	ocf_pipeline_next(context->pipeline);
 }
 
-static void _ocf_mngt_failover_detach_wait_metadata_io(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
+static void _ocf_mngt_standby_detach_wait_metadata_io(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
 {
-	struct ocf_cache_failover_detach_context *context = priv;
+	struct ocf_cache_standby_detach_context *context = priv;
 	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
 
 	ocf_refcnt_freeze(&cache->refcnt.metadata);
 	ocf_refcnt_register_zero_cb(&cache->refcnt.metadata,
-			_ocf_mngt_failover_detach_wait_metadata_io_finish, context);
+			_ocf_mngt_standby_detach_wait_metadata_io_finish, context);
 }
 
 static void _ocf_mngt_activate_set_cache_device(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
@@ -2501,7 +2525,7 @@ ocf_mngt_cache_stop_standby_pipeline_properties = {
 	},
 };
 
-static void _ocf_mngt_cache_standby(ocf_cache_t cache,
+static void _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach(ocf_cache_t cache,
 		struct ocf_mngt_cache_attach_config *cfg,
 		_ocf_mngt_cache_attach_end_t cmpl, void *priv1, void *priv2)
 {
@@ -2510,7 +2534,7 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_cache_standby(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	int result;
 
 	result = ocf_pipeline_create(&pipeline, cache,
-			&_ocf_mngt_cache_standby_pipeline_properties);
+			&_ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach_pipeline_properties);
 	if (result)
 		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv1, priv2, -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM);
 
@@ -2534,10 +2558,43 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_cache_standby(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	OCF_PL_NEXT_RET(pipeline);
 }
 
-static void _ocf_mngt_failover_detach_close_volume(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
+static void _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_load(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_attach_config *cfg,
+		_ocf_mngt_cache_attach_end_t cmpl, void *priv1, void *priv2)
+{
+	struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context;
+	ocf_pipeline_t pipeline;
+	int result;
+
+	result = ocf_pipeline_create(&pipeline, cache,
+			&_ocf_mngt_cache_standby_load_pipeline_properties);
+	if (result)
+		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv1, priv2, -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM);
+
+	result = ocf_pipeline_create(&cache->stop_pipeline, cache,
+			&ocf_mngt_cache_stop_standby_pipeline_properties);
+	if (result) {
+		ocf_pipeline_destroy(pipeline);
+		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv1, priv2, -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM);
+	}
+
+	context = ocf_pipeline_get_priv(pipeline);
+
+	context->cmpl = cmpl;
+	context->priv1 = priv1;
+	context->priv2 = priv2;
+	context->pipeline = pipeline;
+
+	context->cache = cache;
+	context->cfg = *cfg;
+
+	OCF_PL_NEXT_RET(pipeline);
+}
+
+static void _ocf_mngt_standby_detach_close_volume(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
 {
-	struct ocf_cache_failover_detach_context *context = priv;
+	struct ocf_cache_standby_detach_context *context = priv;
 	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
 
 	ocf_volume_close(&cache->device->volume);
@@ -2546,10 +2603,10 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_failover_detach_close_volume(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
 }
 
-static void ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach_finish(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
+static void ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach_finish(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 		void *priv, int error)
 {
-	struct ocf_cache_failover_detach_context *context = priv;
+	struct ocf_cache_standby_detach_context *context = priv;
 
 	context->cmpl(context->priv, error);
 
@@ -2557,25 +2614,25 @@ static void ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach_finish(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 }
 
 struct ocf_pipeline_properties
-_ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach_pipeline_properties = {
-	.priv_size = sizeof(struct ocf_cache_failover_detach_context),
-	.finish = ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach_finish,
+_ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach_pipeline_properties = {
+	.priv_size = sizeof(struct ocf_cache_standby_detach_context),
+	.finish = ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach_finish,
 	.steps = {
-		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_failover_detach_wait_metadata_io),
-		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_failover_detach_close_volume),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_standby_detach_wait_metadata_io),
+		OCF_PL_STEP(_ocf_mngt_standby_detach_close_volume),
 		OCF_PL_STEP_TERMINATOR(),
 	},
 };
 
-void _ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach(ocf_cache_t cache,
-		ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach_end_t cmpl, void *priv)
+void _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach_end_t cmpl, void *priv)
 {
-	struct ocf_cache_failover_detach_context *context;
+	struct ocf_cache_standby_detach_context *context;
 	ocf_pipeline_t pipeline;
 	int result;
 
 	result = ocf_pipeline_create(&pipeline, cache,
-			&_ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach_pipeline_properties);
+			&_ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach_pipeline_properties);
 	if (result)
 		OCF_CMPL_RET(priv, -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM);
 
@@ -2590,9 +2647,8 @@ void _ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	OCF_PL_NEXT_RET(pipeline);
 }
 
-
-static void _ocf_mngt_cache_activate(ocf_cache_t cache,
-		struct ocf_mngt_cache_device_config *device_cfg,
+static void _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate_config *cfg,
 		_ocf_mngt_cache_attach_end_t cmpl, void *priv1, void *priv2)
 {
 	struct ocf_cache_attach_context *context;
@@ -2603,7 +2659,7 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_cache_activate(ocf_cache_t cache,
 		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv1, priv2, -OCF_ERR_CACHE_EXIST);
 
 	if (!ocf_refcnt_frozen(&cache->refcnt.metadata))
-		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv1, priv2, OCF_ERR_FAILOVER_ATTACHED);
+		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv1, priv2, OCF_ERR_STANDBY_ATTACHED);
 
 	result = ocf_pipeline_create(&pipeline, cache,
 			&_ocf_mngt_cache_activate_pipeline_properties);
@@ -2618,13 +2674,12 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_cache_activate(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	context->pipeline = pipeline;
 	context->cache = cache;
 
-	context->cfg.device = *device_cfg;
+	context->cfg.device = cfg->device;
 	context->cfg.cache_line_size = cache->metadata.line_size;
-	context->cfg.open_cores = true;
+	context->cfg.open_cores = cfg->open_cores;
 	context->cfg.force = false;
 	context->cfg.discard_on_start = false;
 
-
 	OCF_PL_NEXT_RET(pipeline);
 }
 
@@ -2890,23 +2945,23 @@ void ocf_mngt_cache_load(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	_ocf_mngt_cache_load(cache, cfg, _ocf_mngt_cache_load_complete, cmpl, priv);
 }
 
-static void _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_complete(ocf_cache_t cache, void *priv1,
-		void *priv2, int error)
+static void _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach_complete(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		void *priv1, void *priv2, int error)
 {
-	ocf_mngt_cache_bind_end_t cmpl = priv1;
+	ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach_end_t cmpl = priv1;
 
 	if (error)
 		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv2, error);
 
 	_ocf_mngt_cache_set_standby(cache);
-	ocf_cache_log(cache, log_info, "Successfully bound\n");
+	ocf_cache_log(cache, log_info, "Successfully attached standby cache\n");
 
 	OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv2, 0);
 }
 
-void ocf_mngt_cache_standby(ocf_cache_t cache,
+void ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach(ocf_cache_t cache,
 		struct ocf_mngt_cache_attach_config *cfg,
-		ocf_mngt_cache_bind_end_t cmpl, void *priv)
+		ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach_end_t cmpl, void *priv)
 {
 	int result;
 
@@ -2916,14 +2971,52 @@ void ocf_mngt_cache_standby(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	if (!cache->mngt_queue)
 		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
 
-	/* Bind is not allowed in volatile metadata mode */
+	/* Standby is not allowed in volatile metadata mode */
 	if (cache->metadata.is_volatile)
 		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
 
-	/* Bind is not allowed with 'force' flag on */
+	result = _ocf_mngt_cache_validate_attach_cfg(cfg);
+	if (result)
+		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv, result);
+
+	_ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach(cache, cfg,
+			_ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach_complete, cmpl, priv);
+}
+
+static void _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_load_complete(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		void *priv1, void *priv2, int error)
+{
+	ocf_mngt_cache_standby_attach_end_t cmpl = priv1;
+
+	if (error)
+		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv2, error);
+
+	_ocf_mngt_cache_set_standby(cache);
+	ocf_cache_log(cache, log_info, "Successfully loaded standby cache\n");
+
+	OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv2, 0);
+}
+
+void ocf_mngt_cache_standby_load(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_attach_config *cfg,
+		ocf_mngt_cache_standby_load_end_t cmpl, void *priv)
+{
+	int result;
+
+	OCF_CHECK_NULL(cache);
+	OCF_CHECK_NULL(cfg);
+
+	if (!cache->mngt_queue)
+		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
+
+	/* Standby is not allowed in volatile metadata mode */
+	if (cache->metadata.is_volatile)
+		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
+
+	/* Standby load is not allowed with 'force' flag on */
 	if (cfg->force) {
 		ocf_cache_log(cache, log_err, "Using 'force' flag is forbidden "
-				"for bind operation.");
+				"for standby load operation.");
 		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
 	}
 
@@ -2931,14 +3024,31 @@ void ocf_mngt_cache_standby(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	if (result)
 		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv, result);
 
-	_ocf_mngt_cache_standby(cache, cfg, _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_complete,
-			cmpl, priv);
+	_ocf_mngt_cache_standby_load(cache, cfg,
+			_ocf_mngt_cache_standby_load_complete, cmpl, priv);
 }
 
-static void _ocf_mngt_cache_activate_complete(ocf_cache_t cache, void *priv1,
-		void *priv2, int error)
+void ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach_end_t cmpl, void *priv)
 {
-	ocf_mngt_cache_activate_end_t cmpl = priv1;
+	OCF_CHECK_NULL(cache);
+
+	if (!cache->mngt_queue)
+		OCF_CMPL_RET(priv, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
+
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_standby(cache))
+		OCF_CMPL_RET(priv, -OCF_ERR_CACHE_EXIST);
+
+	if (ocf_refcnt_frozen(&cache->refcnt.metadata))
+		OCF_CMPL_RET(priv, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
+
+	_ocf_mngt_cache_standby_detach(cache, cmpl, priv);
+}
+
+static void _ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate_complete(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		void *priv1, void *priv2, int error)
+{
+	ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate_end_t cmpl = priv1;
 
 	if (error)
 		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv2, error);
@@ -2952,26 +3062,9 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_cache_activate_complete(ocf_cache_t cache, void *priv1,
 	OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv2, 0);
 }
 
-void ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach(ocf_cache_t cache,
-		ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach_end_t cmpl, void *priv)
-{
-	OCF_CHECK_NULL(cache);
-
-	if (!cache->mngt_queue)
-		OCF_CMPL_RET(priv, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
-
-	if (!ocf_cache_is_standby(cache))
-		OCF_CMPL_RET(priv, -OCF_ERR_CACHE_EXIST);
-
-	if (ocf_refcnt_frozen(&cache->refcnt.metadata))
-		OCF_CMPL_RET(priv, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
-
-	_ocf_mngt_cache_failover_detach(cache, cmpl, priv);
-}
-
-void ocf_mngt_cache_activate(ocf_cache_t cache,
-		struct ocf_mngt_cache_device_config *cfg,
-		ocf_mngt_cache_activate_end_t cmpl, void *priv)
+void ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate_config *cfg,
+		ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate_end_t cmpl, void *priv)
 {
 	OCF_CHECK_NULL(cache);
 	OCF_CHECK_NULL(cfg);
@@ -2979,10 +3072,11 @@ void ocf_mngt_cache_activate(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	if (!cache->mngt_queue)
 		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
 
-	if (_ocf_mngt_cache_validate_device_cfg(cfg))
+	if (_ocf_mngt_cache_validate_device_cfg(&cfg->device))
 		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
 
-	_ocf_mngt_cache_activate(cache, cfg, _ocf_mngt_cache_activate_complete,
+	_ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate(cache, cfg,
+			_ocf_mngt_cache_standby_activate_complete,
 			cmpl, priv);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ocf_cache.c b/src/ocf_cache.c
index 1a5d203..c784016 100644
--- a/src/ocf_cache.c
+++ b/src/ocf_cache.c
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ int ocf_cache_get_info(ocf_cache_t cache, struct ocf_cache_info *info)
 	_ocf_stats_zero(&info->inactive);
 
 	info->attached = ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache);
-	info->failover_detached = ocf_cache_is_standby(cache) &&
+	info->standby_detached = ocf_cache_is_standby(cache) &&
 		ocf_refcnt_frozen(&cache->refcnt.metadata);
-	if (info->attached && !info->failover_detached) {
+	if (info->attached && !info->standby_detached) {
 		info->volume_type = ocf_ctx_get_volume_type_id(cache->owner,
 				cache->device->volume.type);
 		info->size = cache->conf_meta->cachelines;
diff --git a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/shared.py b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/shared.py
index 08da467..8c2c274 100644
--- a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/shared.py
+++ b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/shared.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class OcfErrorCode(IntEnum):
     OCF_ERR_METADATA_LAYOUT_MISMATCH = auto()
     OCF_ERR_CACHE_LINE_SIZE_MISMATCH = auto()
     OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY = auto()
-    OCF_ERR_FAILOVER_ATTACHED = auto()
+    OCF_ERR_STANDBY_ATTACHED = auto()
 
 
 class OcfCompletion: