Grass Valley iControl V.4.43 - Manual (Page 592)

Backup and Redundancy
Auto-failovers
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Auto-failover
function state If enabled, the corresponding
Main Application Server shall be
monitored by Backup
Application Server through
heartbeat mechanism.
If disabled, an Application server
will not Auto-failover to a
Backup Application Server. Enabled, Disabled Yes Yes Yes
Take over the
main
IP address
after failover A function that, when selected,
causes the Backup Application
Server to take on the IP address
of the Main during a failover or
takeover. When disabled, the
Backup keeps its own
configured IP address.
1
Enabled, Disabled Yes Yes Yes
Auto-failover
status Running status message
indicating the current Auto-
failover status Manual 2 , Automatic 3 ,
Takeover 4
No Yes Yes
Extra IP
(current free
IP address in
the floating
address pool) IP address currently available in
the floating IP address pool
5
IPv4 address
(
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx )
Yes Yes Yes
Last
replication
result Timestamp for the most recent
replication of each Main
Application Server N/A No No Yes
Backup used
for Auto-
failover List of Backup Application
Servers, displaying the server
currently assigned as the Auto-
failover Backup Host name and MAC
address (alphanumeric) Selectable
list No Yes
Replication
frequency List of preset replication
frequencies • never
• every 5 min
• every 15 min
• every 30 min
• every 1 hour
• every 2 hours
• every 3 hours
• every 6 hours
• every day (default)
Selectable
list No Yes
1. Miranda recommends you enable this function.
2. Manual: The heartbeat mechanism is disabled (therefore, not in Automatic or Takeover state).
3. Automatic: A valid Redundancy Group exists and an Auto-failover Backup is in Standby mode.
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Parameter Description Parameter range User
editable?
Visible on
Main
Application
Server?
Visible on
Backup
Application
Server?