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Figure 4.
Cisco Failover Scenario
Cisco 1040 Failover Deployment
Preparing for Failover
The first step is to have two Service Monitor servers available for configuration. One server acts as
the primary server and the second as a secondary server. Please refer to the Service Monitor
installation guide for the hardware specification of these servers.
the primary server and the second as a secondary server. Please refer to the Service Monitor
installation guide for the hardware specification of these servers.
It is recommended that these servers connect to the network through redundant paths. This helps
ensure that a failure in one part of the network that affects the primary server does not also affect
the connectivity of the secondary server.
ensure that a failure in one part of the network that affects the primary server does not also affect
the connectivity of the secondary server.
Setting Up Failover
Failover can be setup globally or for specific sensors. If a Service Monitor server acts as primary or
secondary Service Monitor server for any sensors across all locations, failover can be setup
globally. A Service Monitor server can act as the primary Service Monitor server for one domain or
location and at the same time as the secondary Service Monitor server for another domain or
location. In this case, failover needs to be set up for specific sensors.
secondary Service Monitor server for any sensors across all locations, failover can be setup
globally. A Service Monitor server can act as the primary Service Monitor server for one domain or
location and at the same time as the secondary Service Monitor server for another domain or
location. In this case, failover needs to be set up for specific sensors.
Setting Up Failover in Default Configuration
Go to the primary Service Monitor server, select the Configuration tab, the Sensors option, and
Setup from the TOC. The Setup dialog box is displayed (Figure 5). Enter the IP address or DNS
name of the primary Service Monitor server and the IP address or DNS name of the secondary
Service Monitor server to the default configuration for failover operations of any sensors.
Setup from the TOC. The Setup dialog box is displayed (Figure 5). Enter the IP address or DNS
name of the primary Service Monitor server and the IP address or DNS name of the secondary
Service Monitor server to the default configuration for failover operations of any sensors.
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