DNS/DHCP Management Console

Manage Failover Peer

Failover Peer defines methods for two servers to share common address pools and ensure continuous availability.

To create a Failover Peer object:

  1. Select  the service for which you want to create the Failover Peer object.
  2. Specify a name to identify the Failover Peer object.
  3. Specify the IP Address of the Primary Server.
  4. Specify the Port Number of the Primary Server.
  5. Specify the IP Address of the Secondary Server.
  6. Specify the port number of the Secondary Server.
  7. Specify the Max Client Lead Time. This is the length of time for which a lease may be renewed by either server without contacting the other. (Specify this on the Primary Server. You cannot specify this on the Secondary Server).
  8. Specify the Failover Split. This specifies the split between the Primary and Secondary Servers for the purpose of load balancing.
  9. Click Create.

General

You can also use this option to modify the properties of a failover peer by changing any of the following attributes:

  1. As necessary, modify the attributes such as Primary Server IP Address, Primary Port, Secondary Server IP Address, Secondary Port, Max Client Lead Time, and Failover Split which were defined during creating the failover peer.
  2. As necessary, modify the following attributes:
  1. Click OK.

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