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When configuring the principal network connection, specify
Network 2 (eth1)
as the
Failover
Interface
to use when a fault is detected with Network 1 (eth0).
Specify the
Probe Addresses
of two sites (the
Primary
and
Secondary
) that the Advanced Console
Server is to
ping
to determine if Network 1 (eth0) is still operating.
On the
Management LAN Interface
-
Network 2,
configure the
IP Address
/
Subnet Mask
/
Gateway
the same as
Network Interface
-
Network 1
.
In this mode, Network 2 (eth1) is available as the transparent back-up port to Network 1 (eth0) for
accessing the management network. Network 2 will automatically and transparently take over the work
of Network 1, if Network 1 becomes unavailable for any reason. When Network 1 becomes available
again, it takes over the work again.
5.4
Dial-Out Failover
The
console server
s can be configured so a dial-out PPP connection is automatically set up in case the
principal management network is disrupted:
When configuring the principal network connection in
System: IP
, specify
Internal Modem
(or the
Dial Serial DB9
if you are using an external modem on the Console port)
as the
Failover Interface
to
use when a fault is detected with Network1 (eth0).
