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21: Standby
Usage: fmsadmin STANDBY [STANDBY_OP] [options]
Description:
This command lets the administrator manage standby server connections,
roles, updates, and hostnames.
A standby configuration uses two identical computers with FileMaker Server
installed. The FileMaker Server installation that hosts files is called the
primary server. The primary server periodically sends FileMaker settings
and file updates to the standby server.
If the primary server has a hardware or network failure, you can switch to
hosting files using the standby server.
Valid standby operations (STANDBY_OP) are:
CONNECT Use STANDBY CONNECT on a standalone server to initiate a
connection to a new standby server. You cannot run the
STANDBY CONNECT command on a server that is already defined
as a primary server or a standby server.
ACCEPT Use STANDBY ACCEPT on a standalone server to accept the role
of a standby server. You cannot run the STANDBY ACCEPT
command on a server that is already defined as a primary
server or a standby server.
DISCONNECT Use STANDBY DISCONNECT on either the primary server or the
standby server to disable the standby server.
SWITCHOVER Use STANDBY SWITCHOVER on the primary server to switch the
roles of the primary and standby servers.
STATUS Use STANDBY STATUS on the primary server to get the status
of the standby server.
UPDATE Use STANDBY UPDATE on the primary server to update files
from the primary server to the standby server.
HOSTNAMES Use STANDBY HOSTNAMES on the primary server to set the
primary and standby hostnames which FileMaker clients use to
access hosted databases.
Use fmsadmin help STANDBY [STANDY_OP] to get additional help for each
operation. For example:
fmsadmin help standby connect