Coyote Point Systems E350GX Installation And Administration Manual page 93

• GUI access
• SSH access
Do the following on both failover systems:
a. Click on the Equalizer system name in the left frame and then open the
tab in the right frame.
b. Use the Modify button
c. See the section for more information on configuring VLANs.
2. Copy the fingerprint of the Equalizer that will assume the preferred primary failover role to the backup system
(the preferred primary is the system that will process traffic if both Equalizers reboot at the same time). To do
this, do the following:
a. Log into the Equalizer Administration Interface on the failover peer that will assume the preferred primary
role.
b. Select
Mode: Standalone
c. Open the tab in the right frame.
Info
d. Copy the fingerprint displayed.
e. Log into the other failover peer (the preferred backup).
f. Right-click on
Mode: Standalone
select
Add Peer Signature
g. Paste the fingerprint obtained in Step 2d, above, into the
h. Click .
commit
3. Check the sequence number on both systems. To do this click the
Interface and select
About
sequence number. The configuration file with the highest sequence number will be transferred to the other when
failover is established. See the section "Updating the Configuration File Sequence Number" on page 312 if you
need to edit the sequence number to preserve the configuration you require.
4. Log into the Equalizer Administration Interface on the failover peer that will assume the preferred primary role.
5. Right-click on
Mode: Standalone
select
Failover Wizard
6. If you have not previously configured failover on this system, go to the next step.
If you have previously configured failover, a popup window appears from which you must choose one of the
following options:
Each screen of the wizard will be automatically filled with the current
Modify
failover settings.
The wizard will clear the failover settings from the configuration file before
Clear
beginning.
Exit the Failover Wizard.
Cancel
7. The screen of the failover wizard reminds you to perform the tasks listed in Steps 1 and 2 of this
Prerequisites
procedure before continuing:
a. If you have not yet copied this Equalizer's peer signature to the other Equalizer, you can do so by copying
the fingerpint value displayed and following the directions shown on this screen.
b. If you need to examine or change the VLAN configuration on this system, you'll need to exit the wizard
and go to the
VLAN Configuration
Once you have completed these prerequisites, click the
Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide
in the column of the table to examine each VLAN.
Actions
(or this Equalizer's Failover Peer Name) at the top of the left frame.
(or this Equalizer's Failover Peer Name) at the top of the left frame, and
from the popup menu. The
from the menu. Point at the
(or this Equalizer's Failover Peer Name) at the top of the left frame, and
from the popup menu.
tab (click the
Setting Up a Failover Configuration
Networking > VLAN Configuration
Add Peer Signature
text box.
Peer Signature
icon on the top bar of the Administrative
Help
box to expand it and show the
System Information
button).
vlan config
button to continue.
next
dialog appears.
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