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Configuring failover
1. The Failover Control Center can be started from within the Management Console or from the Windows desktop.
‹ From the Management Console, select Tools , Failover Control Center .
‹ From the Windows desktop, select Start , Programs , Storage Mirroring , Failover Control Center .
2. Select a failover target from the Target Machine list box.
3. Click Login to login to the selected target.
4. Select a source machine to monitor by clicking Add Monitor . The Insert Source Machine dialog box appears in front of
the Monitor Settings dialog box.
5. On the Insert Source Machine dialog, specify your source machine by any of the following methods.
‹ Type the name of the machine that you want to monitor in Machine Name(s) and click OK .
‹ Click Browse to search for a machine. Select a domain from the list box at the top of the Select Machine dialog box
to list the available machines for that domain. Highlight a source to be monitored and click OK .
‹ Click Custom . Enter the name of the server and click Add . Specify the IP address and subnet mask of the specified
server and click OK . Click OK again.
The Insert Source Machine dialog closes and the Monitor Settings dialog remains open with your source listed in the
Names to Monitor tree.
6. In the Names to Monitor tree, locate and select the IP addresses on the source that you want to monitor.
7. Highlight an IP address that you have selected for monitoring and select a Target Adapter that will assume that IP
address during failover. Repeat this process for each IP address that is being monitored.
8. Highlight an IP address that you have selected for monitoring and select a Method to Monitor for Failover . You can
choose to monitor the source by using Network Access (testing for a Storage Mirroring network response) or by the
Replication Service (testing for a Storage Mirroring service response). You can also choose No Monitoring , in which
case you will be responsible for identifying when a failure has occurred and initiating failover manually. Repeat this step
for each IP address that is being monitored.
9. Highlight an IP address that you have selected for monitoring and select a Monitor Interval . This setting identifies the
number of seconds between the monitor requests sent from the target to the source to determine if the source is
online. This option is not configurable if your
Method to Monitor for Failover is set to No Monitoring . Repeat this step
for each IP address that is being monitored.
NOTE: If the target you need is not listed, click Add Target and manually enter a name or IP address (with or
without a port number). You can also select the Browse button to search for a target machine name. Click
OK to select the target machine and return to the Failover Control Center main window.
If your target is a cluster, your target is the virtual network name assigned to the virtual server on the
target cluster.
NOTE: If your source is a cluster, you must use the Custom option and sepcify the virtual network name and
virtual IP address of the virtual server on the source cluster.
NOTE: Current IP Addresses displays the IP address(es) currently assigned to the selected target adapter.