FoE SAN Compatibility
I had open a case with SolarWinds support with the following question "I’m about to install the FoE (P2P) on servers that I use a SAN drive for the Orion installation. Are there any issues with using...
View ArticleFoE - Help us Help You
We're plugging away at some improvements we have planned for FoE and would love to get a better understanding of the environment in which you're running FoE today. If you own SolarWinds Failover...
View ArticleFOE Knowledge Base upgrad steps don't work
I just got finished wasting another 5 hours attempting to upgrade Orion NPM on a FOE arrangement. Let me first state that I followed KB 1480 to the letter, that is up to the point that it made no...
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Updating Windows Systems with Java 8 Update 60 Corrupts the SolarWinds...
This article provides information about installing the Java™ 8 Update 60 on Microsoft® Windows Server® systems running the SolarWinds® Orion Platform or Additional Polling Engine. IssueAfter you...
View ArticleTimetable for NCM 7.1 additional poller + FOE support?
We've upgraded to NCM 7.1, but the additional pollers will not work with the FOE (it complains of licence violation and shuts them down). Does anyone know when NCM 7.1 additional pollers will be...
View ArticleAdditional poller port requirements
Hello, Could someone please verify for me the below is correct in regards to port requirements for an Additional Poller. - Bidirectional communication on TCP port 17777 between the Primary NPM server...
View ArticleHow I can obtain FoE installation file?
Hi guys, i failed to locate the FoE installation file over the Solarwinds website. May i know where i can retrieve it in public?
View ArticleFOE with same Host Name
I have to implement FOE with two different host name. Pl help me to give me the workaround for the same. I am running NPM at my location. I can not put two hostname same in in one single domain.
View ArticleDNSUpdate won't update DNS during FailOver
I'm still building out our new environment with one core and 8 additional pollers and have noticed that DNSUpdate doesn't function. FoE is installed and seems to work fine except for the DNSUpdate...
View ArticleSolarwinds Orion Module Engine won't start on additional poller after FoE...
We have a core server and 8 additional polling engines. The core server was cloned using vCenter and then FoE was installed following the WAN/DR method.After the install the core server seems to be...
View ArticleWhere is the DNS Updater located?
I am preparing to install FoE in a WAN scenario and have been reading the various documents about installation preparation. One thing I cannot quite make out is how to set up or execute the DNS update...
View ArticleWhen can I run NCM Additional Poller Package with FoE installed? It seems to...
Eversince we installed NCM on our additional pollers, managing the FoE on additional poller has been a headache. Due to this bug, we are unable to start FoE service in additional poller. It sucks to...
View ArticleDNSUpdate won't update DNS during FailOver
I'm still building out our new environment with one core and 8 additional pollers and have noticed that DNSUpdate doesn't function. FoE is installed and seems to work fine except for the DNSUpdate...
View ArticleFailover engine - switchover works, but doesn't switch during actual failover?
So I've got 2 servers installed in LAN failover mode. NPM 10.1 with APM3.5. If I go into failover manager and do a switchover by clicking on Passive/secondary server and "Make Active", no problems it...
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 Articlednsupdate.exe not updating dns
We've run into an interesting situation. When switching over to the primary from the secondary we noticed that the DNS isn't being updated on one pair of FoE servers. When using the dnsupdate.exe to...
View Articlequestion about experience
Has anybody experience with FoE installation and usage?I mean - what is really necessary to install NPM (SLX), NTA (SLX) and NCM (1000) and FoE P3. I have no experience with it at all so I do not feel...
View ArticleFailover Engine and data/application protection
Hello,I have a Solarwinds NCM 7.1.1 working with Orion Failover Engine 6.7 on two nodes (primary and secondary). I have to show my client a few tests which include data/application protection.My...
View ArticleBasic Fail Over Engine question.- Starting services
I have a basic question that I have run into while installing the FoE. Hopefully this is simple for some of the experts.My question is about failing over the engine from Primary to Secondary and back...
View ArticleFail Over Engine Experiences
We purchased FoE some time back but I have not yet implemented it. I am considering setting it up but am curious to hear how it is working for others?Is it working as expected?Has it caused any...
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