DR fail over engine not working
We are using latest fail over version for DR but not able to switch automatically or manually When I am switching Primary server to secondary server our web console/site not working When I am...
View ArticleOrion Upgrades with FOE
Is there any documentation to how "Upgrades" are handled with Orion products and FOE? I have 2 situations, first is using a single SQL Server and the other with either SQL using Cluster Option or the...
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...
View ArticleDocs for FoE acceptance testing
I am new to Failover Engine, and am trying to compile a "how to" document for acceptance testing. Does SolarWinds have such a concise document already? Where can I read about the types of tasks that I...
View ArticleInstalling *new* Applications once FOE is alreaady installed.
Morning allhttp://knowledgebase.solarwinds.com/kb/questions/1480/How+to+Upgrade+SolarWinds+Orion+when+Orion+Failover+Engine+is+Installed I've read the above link to upgrading existing applications...
View ArticleInitial configuration of FoE.
Hello all.I've setup FoE configuration and almost is fine.However, when i shutdown my Primary Active server, the Secontary do not make switchover (automaticaly).Where/How I can setup FoE for that? I...
View ArticleDR fail over engine not working
We are using latest fail over version for DR but not able to switch automatically or manually When I am switching Primary server to secondary server our web console/site not working When I am...
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 ArticleMove Devices from main polling engine to additional engine
We have two pollers already present in our environment and I am need to move devices from main poller to additional poller. As per Administrator Guide procedure is Manage Node>> check the node...
View ArticleCluster or Mirrored Database for failover
What are all of the options we have for fail-over and high availability. Do we go with a standby system and a mirrored DB or cluster it?
View ArticleFOE Upgrade
I got notification from Solarwinds that FOE 6.7 was in General Availability. I currently and running FOE 6.4. I search all through the install packages documentation as well as all through the...
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Docs for FoE acceptance testing
I am new to Failover Engine, and am trying to compile a "how to" document for acceptance testing. Does SolarWinds have such a concise document already? Where can I read about the types of tasks that I...
View ArticleFail Over Engine for a Web front end only?
I was told that their is no Fail Over Engine for an additional Web Server Front End. Is this true?
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 ArticleNeed basic questions answered about Orion functions in a scaled environment
I have current versions of numerous SolarWinds applications (NPM, NCM, SAM, VNQM, UDT, WPM) installed on three polling engines. I have been combing through what I hope is the updated literature trying...
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Initial configuration of FoE.
Hello all.I've setup FoE configuration and almost is fine.However, when i shutdown my Primary Active server, the Secontary do not make switchover (automaticaly).Where/How I can setup FoE for that? I...
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Failover 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...
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Loss of Private channel
We have now recieved a few loss of private channel communications on a couple of our FoE pairs. I'm given SWREFID: 992 but have not found anything with this reference ID. Also the only other event...
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Retry installation on secondary server
Hello,My first attempt at installing FoE failed on the secondary server (I missed the part about not using NIC teaming). I'm doing a P2P install in a WAN configuration. I ended up having to the...
View ArticleDoes FOE really need NetBIOS?
Hi,FOE requires NetBIOSp.13 (NetBIOS enabled)http://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/failoverengine/docs/OrionFailoverEngineInstallationGuide.pdfBut whether NetBIOS is enabled or not, the behavior(ex....
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