Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Maintenance Manual

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Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server 5.2 Customer Engineering Guide (for Cisco MeetingPlace 8112)
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Installing a Shadow Server
MeetingPlace Audio Server 5.2 allows for shadow server capability in the 8112 environment. The 8112 
shadow server is a backup system that can replace the 8112 conference server in case there is a system 
or site failure. The switchover of the shadow server ensures that complete MeetingPlace functionality 
can be returned with a minimum loss of time and disruption in service.
Note
The 8112 shadow server system behavior is different than the PCI shadow server. There is database 
replication, but there is no automatic fail-over mechanism.
Note
In the following sections, the term “primary server” refers to the server that is used on a day-to-day basis. 
The term “shadow server” refers to the backup server that replicates the database from the primary 
server.
The following sections discuss how to install and configure the shadow server and how to switch from 
the primary server to the shadow server:
Verifying requirements. Refer to the 
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Obtaining necessary information. Refer to the 
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Physically installing the shadow server. Refer to the 
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Checking the licenses on the shadow server. Refer to the
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Configuring the primary server. Refer to the 
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Preparing to configure the shadow server. Refer to th
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Configuring the shadow server while in standalone mode. Refer to the 
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Restarting the shadow server. Refer to the 
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