Installation guide

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A Principal (Public) network connection configured with a static Principal
(Public) IP address, network mask, gateway address, preferred DNS server
address, and secondary (if applicable) DNS server address.
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SolarWinds Channel connection(s) configured with a static IP address in
a different subnet than the Principal (Public) IP address, and with a different
IP address than the secondary server channel NIC, and network mask. No
gateway or DNS server address is configured. NetBIOS will be disabled
during the installation process to prevent server name conflicts.
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The Register this connection's addresses in DNS check box must be cleared
on the SolarWinds Channel connection(s) prior to installing SolarWinds
Channel.
Secondary Server
The secondary server must have the same number of NICs as the primary
server and is configured as follows:
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A Principal (Public) connection configured with a static IP address, network
mask, gateway address, preferred DNS server address, and secondary (if
applicable) DNS server address.
Note: If deploying in a WAN, the Principal (Public) IP address of the
secondary server may be in a different subnet than the primary server.
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SolarWinds Channel network connection(s) configured on a separate
dedicated NIC with a static IP address in a different subnet than the
secondary Principal (Public) IP address, and with a different IP address
than the primary server's SolarWinds Channel NIC, and a network mask.
No gateway address or DNS server address is configured. NetBIOS will
be disabled during the installation process to prevent server name conflicts.
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The Register this connection's addresses in DNS check box must be cleared
on the SolarWinds Channel connection(s) prior to installing SolarWinds
Channel.
Single NIC Configuration
Configuring SolarWinds Channel using a single NIC requires that both functions
(Client access and Channel operations) use the same physical or virtual NIC.
Primary Server
The primary server requires a single NIC configured with the following IP
addresses:
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A Principal (Public) IP address - configured using a static IP address,
network mask, gateway address, preferred DNS server address, and
secondary (if applicable) DNS server address.
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SolarWinds Failover Engine - Installation Guide