Create a hot backup pair

To create a hot backup pair, you:

• Assign a name to the hot backup pair.

• Identify the primary alarm provider.

• Identify the backup alarm provider.

You can also specify a Provacc.ini file that contains the configuration information.

Configure a hot backup pair

1. Open the Alarm Hot Backup Manager. Do the following:

   1. In the Tools view, expand Applications.

   2. Double-click Alarm Hot Backup Manager.

   

2. On the File menu, select Open. Highlight the Provacc.ini file and then select OK.

   By default, the Alarm Hot Backup Manager checks for the Provacc.ini file in the last opened InTouch application folder. You should use the Provacc.ini file located in the InTouch application’s folder. Otherwise, you can create a copy of the Provacc.ini file in another specified folder location and then select it for use with Hot Backup Manager.

3. Select New Pair. The Add New Pair dialog box appears.

   

4. In the Hot Backup Pair Name box, type a unique name for the new backup pair.

   A pair name can be 32 alphanumeric characters or less. You can use the dollar sign ($), pound sign (#), and underscore (_) character in a pair name.

5. In the Primary Node area, configure the primary node. Do the following:

   1. In the Name box, type the node name of the computer running the primary provider application. The node name must be unique to Hot Backup Manager. An error message appears if you enter a non-existent node name or the node name is used in another hot backup pair.

   2. In the Provider box, select the alarm provider from the drop-down list. The default is InTouch.

   3. In the Group box, type the name of the alarm group that queries alarms from the primary provider.

6. In the Backup Node area, configure the backup node. Do the following:

   1. In the Name box, type the node name of the computer running the backup provider application. This can be the same node that is running the Hot Backup Manager.

   2. In the Provider box, select the backup provider, if you specified a Galaxy or Galaxy_<GalaxyName> alarm provider.

      If you specified Galaxy or Galaxy_<GalaxyName> as the primary node alarm provider, the backup node provider must be Galaxy or Galaxy_<GalaxyName>.

      If you specified InTouch as the primary node alarm provider, the backup node provider must be InTouch.

   3. In the Group box, type the name of the alarm group that queries alarms from the backup provider.

      If you specified Galaxy or Galaxy_<GalaxyName> alarm providers, the backup node group must be the same as the primary node group, and cannot be edited.
      

7. To continue using the backup node even when the primary node is available, select Switch back to Primary Node only when the Backup Node is down. (This option has not been tested on a non-English language Operating System.)

   By default this option is not selected.

8. Select OK.

9. On the File menu, select Save.

10. Restart WindowMaker.