Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Installation Guide - Manual (Page 142)

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Set up HMI server redundancy
To restore Server #2 to its original role as the secondary HMI server, set up HMI server
redundancy for Server #1.
To set up redundancy for the HMI server
1. On Server #1, in FactoryTalk View Studio, open the restored, migrated application.
2. In the Explorer window, right-click the HMI server, and then click Properties.
3. In the General tab, ensure that the option, Load and run startup components
when operating system initializes, is selected.
4. Ensure that Server #1 is displayed in the field, Computer hosting the server.
5. In the Redundancy tab, select the check box, Provide redundancy using a
secondary server.
6. In the field, Computer hosting the server, type Server #2.
7. Select a switchover option for the redundant HMI server pair, and then click OK.
Set up data server redundancy
To restore Server #2 to its original role as the secondary data server, set up data server
redundancy for Server #1.
To set up redundancy for the data server
1. On Server #1, in the FactoryTalk View SE Administration Console, right-click the
data server (RSLinx Enterprise), and then click Properties.
2. In the General tab, ensure that Server #1 is displayed in the field, Computer hosting
the RSLinx Enterprise server.
3. In the Redundancy tab, select the check box, Provide redundancy using a
secondary server.
4. In the field, Computer running secondary server, type Server #2.
5. Select a switchover option for the redundant data server pair, and then click OK.
Replicate primary server files to the secondary server
Before restarting the entire application, synchronize server settings and content on
Server #1 and Server #2, by replicating files from the primary to the secondary server.
Servers set up to start On demand cannot be made redundant.
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