Configure PI AF Application Service on a failover cluster

After you install PI AF on a Microsoft Windows Server for use with a failover cluster, add the PI AF Application Service as a resource of the failover cluster, create dependencies, and bring the service online.

1. Using Windows Failover Cluster Manager:

   1. Right-click Roles.

   2. Select Create Empty Role.

      A new entry is added with the name of New Role.

   3. Right-click the newly created New Role and select Properties.

   4. In the New Roles Properties window, change the name to identify your PI AF server.

      For example, you could enter AFSERVER.

   5. In the Preferred Owners section, select the check boxes of the machines that are in the failover cluster for PI AF and click OK.

   6. Right-click the newly renamed Application Service cluster; in this example, select AFSERVER.

   7. Select Add Resource > Client Access Point.

2. In the New Resource Wizard window, identify the PI AF Application Service cluster.

   A new DNS entry will be created using the network name. AF clients will use the network name to connect to the PI AF Application Service cluster.

   1. Enter the Network Name of the PI AF Application Service cluster in the Name box, such as AFSvcClstr. Use a unique network name that doesn't already exist.

   2. Click Next twice.

      The Confirmation window appears.

   3. If there are errors displayed, click View Report to review the results and troubleshoot the errors. Otherwise, click Finish.

3. If you need to assign a static IP address or change other characteristics of the newly created resource, right-click the resource in Windows Failover Manager, select Properties, and use that dialog to modify the definition of the resource.

4. To add a service to the newly created cluster, right-click the new AFSERVER:

   1. Select Add Resource > Generic Service.

      The New Resource Wizard opens.

   2. In the wizard, scroll through the list of services and select PI AF Application Service.

      The selected service will be added to the AFSERVER cluster.

   3. Click Next twice.

      The Summary window displays the creation and configuration results for the new resource.

   4. If errors appear, click View Report to review the results and troubleshoot the errors. Otherwise, click Finish.

5. Select and right-click on the newly created resource PI AF Application Service and choose Properties.

6. In the PI AF Application Service Properties window:

   1. Click the Dependencies tab.

   2. In the Resource column, click Click here to add a dependency.

   3. From the drop-down list, select the name of the PI AF Application Service cluster previously defined.

   4. Click OK.

   5. If the PI AF Application Service cluster is not online, right-click on the server name and select Start Role.

      The status of each resource for the PI AF Application Service cluster changes from Offline to Online.

7. Verify PI AF Application Service after failover cluster installation.