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Configuring failover settings, Dns failover, Configure failover settings – HP Storage Mirroring Software User Manual

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If you do not need to change the configuration settings,

Validate the configuration

, then

enable protection.

If you have already enabled protection for a connection and need to change the
configuration parameters, you will first need to

disable protection

.

Next step: 

Configure failover settings

Configuring failover settings

If you have not done so already, launch the

Protecting a SharePoint Server workflow

.

The Failover tab includes options that will be applied during SharePoint failover.

The following topics explain how to configure the options on the Failover tab:

Failover type

Failover Type indicates what name resolution method will be used to redirect users to
the target SharePoint server in the event of a source failure. By default, DNS Failover is
selected.

DNS failover

Identity failover

DNS failover

DNS Failover is the recommended method for failover. Use this option if you want to
failover by updating the DNS records associated with the source. This will modify all
source server A, MX, and PTR-type DNS resource records to point to the target.