FoE Installation Backup restore Failure
HiI installed the FoE on Primary server successfully (install clone). When I tried to install on Secondary server I didnt pass the backup restore step. I get following error:System writer is not found...
View ArticleFailover Environment - Unique or different IPs
Hello Solarwinds Support, I’ve got a question: I’m setting up a new Solarwinds environment. I’ve bought the necessary licenses alreadyI want to use the failover engine in an 2 datacenter environment...
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 ArticleFoE based on V2V question
I plan to install FoE on virtual servers (V2V option). I fund references to VMware vCenter virtual machine cloning in documentation. Is it possible to install and run FoE on Hyper-V virtual machines?
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...
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FOE server hostname
HI Guys,can anyone help me clarify this: 1. Will there be any impacts on my solarwinds, if I change my solarwinds server hostname. 2. For my FoE, V2V, pre-clone, do I need both machine to have the...
View ArticleCan a FoE be installed on a polling engine?
Hi guys,I have a design question and can’t find an answer in the docs. I see that the latest NPM can be stacked or installed multiple times on a single Windows platform and this could obviously save...
View ArticleWAN Public IP blockage
I have the FOE server setup and replicating. I have tested it and it is working great. However I need to setup split brain avoidance. In order to do so, I want to ping the public IP of the Primary and...
View ArticleFoE Installation
We have just purchased solarwinds software inclding NPM, NCM, NTA, VoIP and FoE. We just start to do the software installation. I would like to know if I should install all the modules and...
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 - 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 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 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.
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how to add Same hostname on Domain when using FOE
Deploying FOE over WAN using Cloning method. How can we add the secondary server on the domain when primary server is already joined the domain.
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 ArticleRetry 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 anybody using FoE automatically manage (patching/AVG) their secondary...
Does anybody using FoE automatically manage (patching/AVG) their secondary servers? We're ready to distch FoE because our auto management systems for patching and AVG updates cannot access the...
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...
View ArticleFailover Engine query
What failover engine (FOE) and how it works? (Does it sends hello message) Do we need two databases for this product? Does it requires install all Orion modules in both primary and...
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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