Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 Installation Guide
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Installing Fault Tolerance
Installation Prerequisites
Fault Tolerance Network Configuration
For fault tolerance to operate properly, the physical network connections between the various components must be
configured properly for reliable communication. Dedicated TCP/IP communication ports, configured during installation,
are used to exchange messages between components and to verify whether the connections are up or down. The
following diagram shows the network connections and the communication ports.
configured properly for reliable communication. Dedicated TCP/IP communication ports, configured during installation,
are used to exchange messages between components and to verify whether the connections are up or down. The
following diagram shows the network connections and the communication ports.
Installation Prerequisites
The Primary Master, the Backup Master and the Fault Monitor must be installed on separate machines. There are different
system requirements for the Windows and Unix platforms. See
system requirements for the Windows and Unix platforms. See
system requirements for the Fault Monitor.
The information in this section applies to both Windows and Unix installations.
Note: Plan to spend approximately two hours for the installation and configuration of fault tolerance.
User Account Requirements
The account used to install fault tolerance must meet the following requirements:
The account must be a domain user account, not a local machine account.
The account must be part of the local Administrators group.
The account must have the advanced local user rights Logon as a service and Act as part of the operating system
set by the system administrator on each server.
set by the system administrator on each server.