RC-E User Manual
Installation and Removal
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for all subsequent servers in the cluster, this time pointing to the existing SQL database, but
for the
last
server in the cluster you install the management server on, do not stop the management server
service.
The management server service must be configured as a generic service in the failover cluster in order to take effect:
1. On the last server you have installed the management server on, open Windows'
Failover Cluster
Management
, found under
Administrative Tools
in the
Start
menu.
2. In
the
Failover Cluster Management
window, expand your cluster, right-click
Services and Applications
, then
select
Configure a Service or Application...
3. On the first page of the
High Availability
wizard click
Next
, then on the second page of the wizard select
Generic Service
in the list, and click
Next
.
4. Do not specify anything on the third page of the wizard, click
Next
.
5. Select
the
OnSSI RC-E management server
service from the list, then click
Next
.
6. Specify the name (host name of the cluster), that clients will use when accessing the service, then click
Next.
7. No storage is required for the service, click
Next
.
8. No registry settings should be replicated, click
Next.
9. Verify that the cluster service is configured according to your needs, then click
Next.
10. The RC-E management server has now been configured as a generic service in the failover cluster. Click
Finish
to exit the wizard.
Upgrading RC-E in a Cluster
Prerequisite
Make sure to have a backup of the database in question before updating the cluster.
How To Update...
1. Stop Management Server services (see "Management Server Service and Recording Server Service" on
page 198) on all management servers in the cluster.
2. Uninstall the management server on all servers in the cluster. See Remove System Components (on page
27).
3. Use the procedure for installing multiple management servers in a cluster as described in Installing RC-E in a
Cluster (on page 25).
IMPORTANT:
When installing, make sure to reuse the existing SQL configuration database (which will
automatically be upgraded from the old existing database version to the new one).
Multiple Recording Server Instances
It is only recommended to install multiple instances of the Recording Server service on the same server under the
following conditions.
If you:
are upgrading from RC-E 4.1 or older
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