Grass Valley iControl V.4.43 - Manual (Page 627)

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3. Click Replace.
The system prompts you for the IP address of the Application Server (not currently in the
Redundancy Group) that you would like to assign as a replacement.
Figure 10-43
4. Click OK once you have typed the IP address.
The following behaviors occur:
• The Redundancy Configuration Form refreshes displaying the new Application
Server as the replacement.
• The Backup Application Server will rsync the new Application Server with the
configuration of the Main it is supposed to replace.
• The network setting of the new Application Server will be modified.
• A Reverse Takeover will be initiated.
• The new Application Server will become the online Main.
• The Backup Application Server will go back to standby status.
5. If, in step 2 , you selected the Take over the main IP address after failover check box,
perform the following steps:
a) Change the IP addresses of eth0 and eth1 on the new Application Server to the old
Main’s eth0 and eth1 IP addresses (see "Configuring and Managing Autofailovers of
Application Servers" , on page 613).
b) Restart iControl services on the new Application Server (see "Starting & Stopping
iControl Services" , on page 697).
c) If you are using iControl Web, refresh the interface.
Engaging a Failover of an External Device
iControl detects an error on a main device and when Engage Failover is active the router
changes crosspoints for the backup device to feed both the main and the backup outputs.
IMPORTANT: The following failover procedure is applicable only if your iControl Web site offers
failover functionality.