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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Configure the hot standby feature for hub monitoring servers
The two hub Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Servers that you configure for hot standby (the primary hub and the secondary hub) must be exact copies or mirrors of each other:
- The IBM Tivoli Monitoring software on both hub monitoring servers must be at the same release and maintenance level.
- Both hub Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Servers must be on the same IBM Tivoli Monitoring level of code and maintenance.
- Application support for all required applications must be installed on both monitoring servers.
- The settings for the KMS_SDA parameter on the primary and secondary Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Servers must match. A mismatch is reported in the monitoring server operational log (MSG2), and in audit logging with message ID KQMSD100.
Perform the following procedures to configure the primary hub and secondary hub monitoring servers for the hot standby feature. These procedures and the examples are ordered as if both hub monitoring servers are installed on the same operating system. However, it is possible to have one hub on a Windows system and the other hub on a UNIX system. Complete the procedure that applies to each system.
- On Windows systems: Configuring the hot standby feature for hub Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server
- On Linux or UNIX systems: Configuring the hot standby feature for hub monitoring servers
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Configure failover support