Configure a Failover Connection
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To set IP addresses:
1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Network Connections for each System Director.
2. Set the Existing System Director to the following TCP/IP addresses for ports 1 and 2:
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Onboard Ethernet port 1 (ETH1) - 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
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Onboard Ethernet port 2 (ETH2) - 192.168.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
3. Set the New System Director to the following TCP/IP addresses for ports 1 and 2:
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Onboard Ethernet port 1 (ETH1) - 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
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Onboard Ethernet port 2 (ETH2) - 192.168.2.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
Configure a Failover Connection
Setting up the ISIS system for a System Director failover is done on two System Directors. The
first System Director is referred to as the Active System Director and the second System Director
is referred to as the Standby System Director.
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Make sure all clients are notified that you are stopping the System Director.
To set up a failover connection on the Active System Director:
1. Load the ISIS software on the Active System Director as described in
2. In the ISIS Launch Pad, click ISIS Control Panel icon or Start > Programs > Avid > ISIS
System Director and select Control Panel.
