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Viewing the log
By default, Full-Server Failover Manager logs basic processing information. To view the log file, select File , Logs , View
Full-Server Failover Manager Log . The log file will be opened automatically in Notepad. The log file, FFMLog.log , is located
in the directory where you installed Full-Server Failover. You can clear the log file by selecting File , Logs , Clear Full-Server
Failover Manager Log .
Managing your Full-Server Failover snapshots
By default, snapshots are enabled in Full-Server Failover. Also by default, a snapshot is taken every 60 minutes. This may lead
to numerous snapshots on the target that you may want to manage. You can do that by selecting
Actions , Snapshot Manager .
(This option is only available when a source and target are selected and protection is enabled.)
‹ Enable periodic snapshots —By default, periodic snapshots are enabled. Because Full-Server Failover uses the Microsoft
Volume Shadow Copy service to create snapshots, your target must be running Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 or later.
Your source and target must also be using the NTFS file system. If you are using an earlier version of Windows or a FAT
file system, this option will not be available. If you disable snapshots, the data on the target at the time of a failure will be
used.
‹ Snapshot Interval —By default, Full-Server Failover will take a snapshot of the target data every 60 minutes. If desired,
increase or decrease the interval between snapshots.
‹ Start now —If you want to start taking snapshots immediately after the Full-Server Failover connection is established,
select Start now .
‹ Start at —If you want to start taking snapshots at a specific data and time, select Start at and specify the date and time
parameters.
‹ Take Snapshot —If you want to take a snapshot manually (outside of the specified interval), click Take Snapshot .