Grass Valley iControl V.6.02 - Manual (Page 498)

Backup and Redundancy
Initiating a Manual Takeover to a Backup Application Server
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Initiating a Manual Takeover to a Backup Application Server
To initiate a Manual Takeover to a Backup Application Server
1. On the iControl—Redundancy configuration page of the Backup Application Server, near the
bottom of the page, take note of the Extra IP address.
Extra IP address on the iControl—Redundancy configuration page (as seen from the Backup)
2. In the Backup area, perform the following steps:
a) Identify the Backup Application Server you would like to use in the Manual Takeover.
b) In the Manual Take-Over column, use the drop-down list in the row corresponding to
this Backup to select the Main whose services, role, and identity you would like to take
over.
c) In this same cell, click Go.
REQUIREMENTS
Make sure you meet the following conditions before beginning this procedure:
• You have confirmed that the external devices connected to the target Backup
Application Server are functional and compatible to the devices connected to the Main
Application Server you will be taking over.
• There is at least one Application Server in the Redundancy Group with a configured role
of Backup and whose state is Standby.
• You have navigated to the iControl—Redundancy configuration page of the target
Backup Application Server (see page 559 ).
• The Backup Application Server has replicated the Main Application Server at least once
(check in the Last replication result column of the Backup’s iControl—Redundancy
configuration page for a time stamp).
• [RECOMMENDED]: You are performing this procedure as a task within the context of an
approved workflow (see "[Workflow]: Managing and Recovering from a Manual Takeover
or Auto-failover" , on page 473).