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Contents Preface: About This Book.........................................................................vii Part I: Getting Started..................................................................................9 Chapter 1: Ipswitch Failover Concepts.................................................................................11 Overview..........................................................................................................................................................11 Architecture......................................................................................................................................................11 Protection.........................................................................................................................................................13 Ipswitch Failover Networking Configuration..................................................................................................14 Ipswitch Failover Communications.................................................................................................................15 Ipswitch Failover Switchover and Failover Processes.....................................................................................17 Recovery from a Failover.................................................................................................................................20 Part II: Configuration.................................................................................21 Chapter 2: Status and Control...............................................................................................23 Using the Failover Management Service User Interface..................................................................................23 Managing Ipswitch Failover Clusters..............................................................................................................86 Review the Status of Ipswitch Failover Clusters and Groups..........................................................................86 Exit Ipswitch Advanced Management Client ..................................................................................................87 Shutdown Windows with Ipswitch Failover Installed......................................................................................87 Controlled Shutdown........................................................................................................................................87 Chapter 3: Configuring Ipswitch Failover............................................................................89 Configure Server Wizard..................................................................................................................................89 Configure Machine Identity.............................................................................................................................90 Configure Server Role......................................................................................................................................90 Change the Client Connection Port..................................................................................................................91 Configure Channel IP Routing.........................................................................................................................91 Configure the Default Channel Port.................................................................................................................92 Configure Low Bandwidth Optimization.........................................................................................................92 Configure Public IP Addressing.......................................................................................................................93 Management IP Addressing.............................................................................................................................94 Add/Remove an Ipswitch Failover License Key..............................................................................................95 Configure the Message Queue Logs................................................................................................................96 Configure Maximum Disk Usage....................................................................................................................97 Part III: Management..................................................................................99 Chapter 4: Server Protection...............................................................................................101 Overview........................................................................................................................................................101 Monitoring the Status of Servers....................................................................................................................101 Configure Ipswitch Failover Settings.............................................................................................................102 Forcing a Switchover.....................................................................................................................................106 Failover versus Switchover............................................................................................................................107 Split-brain Avoidance.....................................................................................................................................111 Ipswitch, Inc. iii Administrator's Guide Chapter 5: Network Protection............................................................................................113 Overview........................................................................................................................................................113 Configure Public Network Monitoring..........................................................................................................113 Chapter 6: Application Protection.......................................................................................117 Applications Environment..............................................................................................................................117 Applications: Summary..................................................................................................................................117 Applications: Services....................................................................................................................................121 Applications: Tasks........................................................................................................................................121 Chapter 7: Data Protection..................................................................................................125 Data: Replication............................................................................................................................................125 Part IV: Reference....................................................................................133 Appendix A: Other Administrative Tasks...................................................................135 Post Installation Configuration..............................................................................................................................135 Configure the VmAdapter Plug-in.................................................................................................................135 Adding an Additional Network Interface Card..............................................................................................136 Business Application Groups................................................................................................................................137 Installing the Business Application Plug-in...................................................................................................137 Creating a Business Application Group.........................................................................................................138 Editing a Business Application Group...........................................................................................................143