Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 233)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 233 Feature configuration
d) In the Network Configuration window, change the URL address of the server to the URL
address of the cluster. (This step only applies to the first server in the cluster.) Click OK.
3. In the Add/Remove Registered Services window, click Close. Exit the Management Client.
4. Stop the management server service and the IIS. Read about how to stop the IIS at
Microsoft's ® homepage.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for all subsequent servers in the cluster, this time pointing to the existing
SQL database. However, for the last server in the cluster on which you install the
management server, do not stop the Management Server service.
Next, in order to take effect, the Management Server service must be configured as a generic
service in the failover cluster:
1. On the last server on which you have installed the management server, go to Start,
Administrative Tools, open Windows' Failover Cluster Management. In the Failover
Cluster Management window, expand your cluster, right-click Services and Applications,
and select Configure a Service or Application.
2. In the High Availability dialog box click Next, select Generic Service and click Next. Do not
specify anything on the third page of the dialog box, click Next.
3. Select the Milestone XProtect Management Server service, click Next. Specify the name
(host name of the cluster) that clients use when accessing the service, click Next.
4. No storage is required for the service, click Next. No registry settings should be replicated,
click Next. Verify that the cluster service is configured according to your needs, click Next. The
management server is now configured as a generic service in the failover cluster. Click Finish.