Configure Server Redundancy

If you have used Integration Studio to create a distributed simulation system that includes a set of redundant alarm servers, they will not be able to operate as a redundant pair by default. Both will function as a primary server.

If you specifically need to enable alarm server redundancy in your simulation system, you need to perform the following steps on both virtual machines within a redundant pair.

1. Open the Command Prompt and use the IPConfig command to display the Connection-specific DNS Suffix.

2. Copy this value to the clipboard.

3. In Control Panel, open the System page.

4. Select Change Settings to display the System Properties dialog.

5. On the Computer Name tab, click the Change button.

6. On the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog click the More button.

   The DNS Suffix and NetBIOS Computer Name dialog will appear.

7. In the field Primary DNS suffix of this computer, paste the address you copied to the clipboard.

8. Restart the virtual machine to implement these changes.

You will then need to reset the connection to the System Management Server. To do this:

9. Open Configurator.

10. Go to the System Management Server page.

11. Select No System Management Server connection, then the Configure button.

12. When the changes have been confirmed, reconnect the virtual machine to the System Management Server used by your simulation system.

    • If the System Management Server is on a different virtual machine, select Connect to an existing System Management Server and enter the required virtual machine name.

    • If the System Management is hosted locally on the same virtual machine, select This machine is the System Management Server.

You then need to repeat these steps for the second virtual computer in a redundant pair and reset its connection to the System Management Server.

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