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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
On Windows systems: Configuring the hot standby feature for remote monitoring servers
Complete the following steps on Windows to configure a remote monitoring server to switch to a standby hub when the acting hub monitoring server becomes unavailable:
Procedure
- On the Manage Tivoli Monitoring Services window, right-click the name of a remote monitoring server, and click Reconfigure.
The monitoring server stops automatically.
- Complete the following steps on the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server Configuration window:
- In the TEMS Type field, select Remote to indicate that this is a remote monitoring server.
- Enter the name of the remote monitoring server in the TEMS Name field.
- Select the Configure Hot Standby TEMS check box to configure a Standby server.
- Specify the protocols used by the Standby server. The protocols are the same for the primary hub and secondary hub.
Figure 1 shows an example of a completed configuration window:Figure 1. Configuring hot standby for a remote monitoring server
- Click OK.
- On the Hub TEMS Configuration window, enter the host name or IP address of the primary hub, and verify the communication settings for this server. Click OK.
- On the Hub TEMS Configuration for Hot Standby window, specify the secondary hub as the standby server. Enter the host name or IP address of the secondary hub in the Hostname or IP Address field.
- Click OK.
- Restart the remote monitoring server.
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Configure the hot standby feature for remote monitoring servers