
RC-E User Manual
Failover Servers
Tip:
Alternatively, drag and drop failover servers between the two boxes.
When ready, click
OK
. The required failover servers now belong to the group.
A failover server can only be a member of one group at a time.
Editing Failover Group Properties
Select the required failover group in the Overview pane.
On
the
Info
tab, you can edit the name and description of the selected failover group.
On
the
Sequence
tab, you can edit the sequence in which failover servers within the group should take over from
unavailable recording servers.
Enabling Failover Servers
A failover server must be enabled before it will be able to take over from regular recording servers:
1. In the Overview pane (see "Panes Overview" on page 36), select the required failover server.
2. In the Properties pane (see "Panes Overview" on page 36), select
Enable this failover server
.
Editing Failover Server Properties
1. In the Overview pane, select the required failover server.
2. On
the
Info
tab in the Properties pane, you are able to edit the following:
o
Name:
Name of the failover server, as it will appear in the Management Client, in logs, etc.
o
Description:
Optional description of the failover server, for example a description of the server's physical
location.
o
Host name:
Non-editable field displaying the network address of the failover server.
o
UDP port:
The port number used for communication between failover servers. By default, port 8844 is
used.
Tip:
The port used by the failover server for polling (i.e. regularly checking) the state of relevant
recording servers is by default port number 11000. If required, you can change that port number on the
recording server's
Failover
tab
(see "
Failover Tab (Recording Server Properties)
" on page 64).
o
Database location:
This field specifies the path to the database which the failover server should use for
storing recordings while taking over from a regular recording server. When the regular recording server
becomes available again, recordings stored by the failover server will be transferred to the regular
recording server, and merged with recordings there.
The database path cannot be changed while the failover server is taking over from a regular recording
server. Changes you make will be applied when the failover server is no longer taking over from a regular
recording server.
o
Enable this failover server:
A failover server must be enabled before it will be able to take over from
regular recording servers. Select box to enable the failover server, clear box to disable it.
IMPORTANT:
A disabled failover server will not be able to take over from regular recording servers.
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