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SolarWinds FailoverEngine v6.7Command Line Installation

active server. It must be configured as a static IP address, that is, not DHCP(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) enabled. In the figure above, the

Chapter 2ImplementationThis chapter discusses the deployment options and prerequisites to successfullyimplement SolarWinds Failover Engine and provide

Important: SolarWinds Failover Engine requires that Microsoft™.NetFramework 4 be installed prior to running Setup.exe. If .Net Framework4 is not insta

•Plugs-ins on pre-cloned servers must be located with the same path as onthe primary server for a successful installation. For example, if the path on

or when you prefer to migrate to virtual technologies over a period of time. Thesecondary virtual machine must meet the following minimum requirements

SoftwareThe secondary server in a P2P architecture must meet the following softwarerequirements:•The OS version and Service Pack version must match th

Network OptionsNetworking requirements are contingent upon how SolarWinds Failover Engineis deployed. To deploy as a High Availability (HA) solution,

Wide Area Network (WAN)SolarWinds Failover Engine supports sites with different subnets. In thisscenario, the primary and secondary servers in the Sol

◦At least one Domain Controller at the DR site◦Refer to the following articles in the SolarWinds Knowledge Base:Knowledge base article SWREFID-1937 –

•A Principal (Public) network connection configured with a static Principal(Public) IP address, network mask, gateway address, preferred DNS serveradd

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•A SolarWinds Channel IP address - configured on the same NIC as thePrincipal (Public) IP address configured with a static IP address in a differentsu

The firewall rules must be recreated to allow traffic to pass through for the ClientConnection port and the Default Channel port. SolarWinds recommend

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Chapter 3Command Line InstallationThe following provides the procedures to install SolarWinds Failover Enginefrom the command line including all avail

DescriptionParameterSuppress Errors (Only for Non- interactive)-seSuppress Warnings (Only for Non- interactive)-swDisplay Info (Only for Non- interact

Table 3: Parameter File ElementsCommentsValuesTagUsed to indicate the Format ofthe tags listed after this line.V1_0 (Default)FORMATVERSION:This can be

CommentsValuesTagdifferent for different servers(usually for a DR topology)Used when the Principal(Public) IP addresses areNETWORKTASKUSER:different f

PRIMARYPRINCIPLEPADDESS:<192.168.99.111>SECONDARYPRINCIPLEPADDESS:<192.168.98.104>NETWORKTASKDOMAIN:dnstest.comNETWORKTASKUSER:administrat

2. Download the SolarWinds Failover Engine .exe to a suitable location onthe secondary server and change the file extension from .exe to .zip .3. Ext

Note: If FIPS is enabled, activation of the SolarWinds Failover Enginelicense may fail. To activate your license on a FIPS enabled server pair,see SWR

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Important: For dependent services, failure actions must match the failureactions for any protected service on which those services depend, in bothtype

When Additional Pollers (AP)s are not installed, createan Exclusion FilterTo prevent needless replication of temporary files created when AdditionalPo

1. Create a .txt file containing the following configuration parameters:Important: The following is an example of a parameter file (it must bemodified

5. Navigate to Start > Run and type CMD to open a DOS window.6. Navigate to the to the location of the temporary folder.7. Run the command: start /

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Appendix ASetup Error MessagesThe following table provides a listing of the most common error messagesdisplayed during setup.Table 4: Setup Error Mess

TestLevelSecPriMessageswitch on Windows 2000Standard Edition.CriticalStopYesYes175 – SolarWindsFailover Enginerequires Windows 2003Standard Edition SP

TestLevelSecPriMessagethe other. This is notsupported.Compatibility check onsecondary.CriticalStopYes–111 - The systemfolders on primary andsecondary

TestLevelSecPriMessage(such as D:\) mustexist on the secondaryserver. If this is notthe case, the secondaryserver must be modifiedto meet thisrequirem

TestLevelSecPriMessageserver. To avoidcompatibility problemsplease uninstallDouble-Take beforere-running setup.Setup Error Messages - 39SolarWinds Fai

SolarWinds Failover Engine Documentation LibraryThe following documents are included in the SolarWinds Failover Engine documentationlibrary:PurposeDoc

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Appendix BInstallation Verification TestingInstallation Verification testing is a procedure performed to validate theconfiguration of the server Clust

•If installed in a LAN environment, verify that Failover from Primary serverto Secondary server if channel heartbeat is lost for failover timeout isse

ResultsActivityMachineIDData is present.Verify data is present.Successful completion of this procedure leaves the SolarWinds Failover Enginepair in th

Starting ConfigurationSolarWinds Failover Engine is running on the secondary active server. Usingthe System Tray icon, verify that the server status d

Starting ConfigurationSolarWinds Failover Engine is running on the secondary active server. Usingthe System Tray icon, verify that the server status d

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GlossaryActiveThe functional state or role of a server when it is visible to clients through thenetwork, running protected applications, and servicing

Channel DropAn event in which the dedicated communications link between servers fails,often resulting in the passive server becoming active and conseq

DegradedThe status reported for an application or service that has experienced an issuethat triggered a Rule.Device DriverA program that controls a ha

ContentsChapter 1:Introduction...7SolarWinds Failove

Global CatalogA global catalog is a domain controller that stores a copy of all Active Directoryobjects in a forest. The global catalog stores a full

Machine NameThe Windows or NETBIOS name of a computer.Management IP AddressAn additionally assigned unfiltered IP address used for server managementpu

Pre-Installation ChecksA set of system and environmental checks performed as a prerequisite to theinstallation of SolarWinds Failover Engine.PrimaryAn

RoleThe functional state of a server in the SolarWinds Failover Engine Cluster:active or passive.RuleA set of actions performed by SolarWinds Failover

SolarWinds Failover Engine DiagnosticsThe umbrella name for the SolarWinds Failover Engine process and tools usedto verify the production servers heal

passive server or from the first passive server to the second passive server toensure the data on the passive server is a mirror image of the protecte

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Command Line Installation of SolarWinds Failover Engine Client Tools...31Command Line Uninstall of SolarWinds Failover Engine ...

Chapter 1IntroductionSolarWinds Failover Engine is a Windows based service specifically designedto provide High Availability or Disaster Recovery prot

•Server Protection – provides continuous availability to end users througha hardware failure scenario or operating system crash. Additionally,SolarWin

Figure 1: Communications Between primary and secondary ServersSolarWinds ChannelThe first component is the SolarWinds Channel which provides communica