Setting Up Server Failover; Initial Setup; Editing The Properties Files - 3Com 3CR15600 - Enterprise Management Suite Getting Started Manual

Setting Up Server
Failover

Initial Setup

Editing the Properties
Files
need to be different. For example, suppose the
shared between two servers and contains the following setting for the
tftpboot directory:
tftpServer.tftpbootDirectory=c:\\Program Files\\3Com\\TFTP
Server\\tftpboot
However, if one of the EMS server's TFTP directory is
you can add the following line to the
work round this:
tftpServer.tftpbootDirectory=c:\\tftpboot
This section contains the steps to follow to configure your two EMS
servers for correct operation of Server Failover.
Set up both servers as described in
Setup".
CAUTION: The
server.properties
files must be edited as detailed in
servers are run.
After both servers have been installed and setup you need to configure
the servers for Server Failover by editing the properties files
(
local_server.properties
the servers.
The local_server.properties file can be found in the EMS root
directory and can be opened and edited with a suitable application, such
as Notepad.
1 Setting Remote_Server Properties
Edit the Remote_Server property of the
on each server to specify the IP address or DNS name of the other server
taking part in the Server Failover system. If this property is commented
out (default), the server will not try to open a connection and EMS will
not run in Server Failover mode.
An example of how to set the
below:

Setting Up Server Failover

server.properties
local_server.properties
Chapter 3 "Installation and Initial
and
local_server.properties

"Editing the Properties Files"

and
server.properties
local_server.properties
property is shown
Remote_Server
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file is
c:\tftpboot,
file to
before the
) before you run