Zetafax failover - normal operation and application start-up

 

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Once your system is set up

 

Having set up and configured your system for failover, it is important to test both servers are working correctly both immediately after setup and at regular intervals.

 

At the very least, the following maintenance routine should be followed once every six months.

 

On the Primary Zetafax Server check for updates to your server, using the Check for Updates option found on the Help menu of your Zetafax Server Console.  

 

If any updates are found, the steps below should be followed:

 

Applying updates to a failover system

 

1.  All available updates should be downloaded to a convenient location for use (for example on the desktop).

2.  On the Back-up Zetafax Server select the Go Active option from the Options menu.

 

You will be prompted with the following message:

 

‘Are you sure you wish to shutdown the Primary Server (<<Primary Zetafax Server machine name>>) 

and continue processing on this machine (<<Back-up Zetafax Server machine name>>)?'

 

3.  Select OK and your Primary Zetafax Server will close down.

4.  Open each update and apply to your Primary Zetafax Server following the instructions in the related technotes.

5.  When all updates have been applied, close down the Back-up Zetafax Server.

6.  Restart the Primary Zetafax Server and ensure that all services are functioning normally.

7.  Apply the updates to the Back-up Zetafax Server and then restart it.