Can the FoE Channel network in a WAN configuration be a routed VLAN?
My question is about the requirements for the channel network in a WAN configuration.I'd like to setup the FoE engine to failover to a server in a co-location site that is primarily connected to HQ via...
View ArticleFailover Engine LAN vs WAN
HiWe have 2 Data center i can run WAN or LAN to the server.Any budy try setup LAN and WAN scenario?I can understand that when you run the WAN setup there isn't 1 "public IP/DNS" to the 2 servers.Is...
View ArticleCan Failover Engines be part of domain?
We are currently running SolarWinds Orion 10.1.3 on a server that is part of our domain.We want to implement failover using SolarWinds Failover Engine v6.4.1.Our failover topology includes 2 identical...
View ArticleNCM 7.1.1, Additional Polling Engine, and FoE (Addtl Polling Engine License)
I made a post in the NCM forum for a bug discovered while working SW support. It effects FOE installs on an additional polling engine with the NCM additional polling engine compoenets installed. I...
View ArticleCommand line options for FoE
Is is possible to issue commands using commandline to FoE for switchover, start/stop services, and start/stop replication? This would help us in our patch application automation we are trying to setup.
View ArticleFailover Engine LAN vs WAN
HiWe have 2 Data center i can run WAN or LAN to the server.Any budy try setup LAN and WAN scenario?I can understand that when you run the WAN setup there isn't 1 "public IP/DNS" to the 2 servers.Is...
View ArticleFoE on addtional polling engine
Completed an install of FoE on a second polling engine. When I set the secondary server to become active everything went as planned except the polling engine thought it's IP address was that of the...
View ArticleFailover to Secondary Server when Primary Shuts Down.
HelloI currently have 2 servers setup with FoE in WAN configuration, the servers are working and if I remove the network cables from the Primary server the Secondary Server becomes Active.The problem I...
View ArticleAdvice on US/UK FoE deployment
We have two Orion servers, one in the US and the other in the UK. These are currently running independently. We are looking to use FoE to configure the UK server as the primary active system, with...
View ArticleFailover Engine LAN vs WAN
HiWe have 2 Data center i can run WAN or LAN to the server.Any budy try setup LAN and WAN scenario?I can understand that when you run the WAN setup there isn't 1 "public IP/DNS" to the 2 servers.Is...
View ArticleNCM 7.1.1, Additional Polling Engine, and FoE (Addtl Polling Engine License)
I made a post in the NCM forum for a bug discovered while working SW support. It effects FOE installs on an additional polling engine with the NCM additional polling engine compoenets installed. I...
View ArticleFailover Engine and PageGate
Hi All,Shortly I'll be installing the FoE on a new 2008 R2 server in our NPM/NCM/IPSLA environment. In preparation I need to purchase the appropriate PageGate licenses. My question is, do I need to...
View ArticleHow to replicate NotePage PageGate with Orion FoE
Hi,I'm hoping someone has had experience using PageGate on a NPM/NCM/IPSLA FoE as I'm having trouble getting the PageGate database to replicate without getting "damaged".EnvironmentI have a physical...
View ArticleHow does upgrading SolarWinds apps work with FoE?
I am unable to find any mention at all in the FoE documentation of how to approach the upgrade of SolarWinds applications in an environment that has FoE. Does the heartbeat take care of the differences...
View ArticleFailover to Secondary Server when Primary Shuts Down.
HelloI currently have 2 servers setup with FoE in WAN configuration, the servers are working and if I remove the network cables from the Primary server the Secondary Server becomes Active.The problem I...
View ArticleFailover Engine LAN vs WAN
HiWe have 2 Data center i can run WAN or LAN to the server.Any budy try setup LAN and WAN scenario?I can understand that when you run the WAN setup there isn't 1 "public IP/DNS" to the 2 servers.Is...
View ArticleFail Over Engine vs Hot Standby?
Has anyone come across a comparison between these two products? Given their similar function and the fact that Hot Standby seems to have been discontinued, this is the kind of thing I would have...
View ArticleQuestion about FailOver Engine and Additional Poller Engine
Hello,I have a NPM server and an additional poller engine. If I understand correctly, I must have two FOE engines to protect both engines.Is my assumption correct? Daniele
View ArticleCommand line options for FoE
Is is possible to issue commands using commandline to FoE for switchover, start/stop services, and start/stop replication? This would help us in our patch application automation we are trying to setup.
View ArticleFoE - failover updating DNS entry for primary server - can we use an alias...
Hi all,We're working through the FoE setup at the moment using the WAN option with active system in one data center and our DR system in another data center. Obviously with the WAN setup you cannot...
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