Installation guide

Note: If FIPS is enabled, activation of the SolarWinds Failover Engine
license may fail. To activate your license on a FIPS enabled server pair,
see SWREFID-2255.
Figure 2: SolarWinds Failover Engine Activation
2. Ensure that the SolarWinds Failover Engine is shut down.
3. Verify that the date, time, and time zone on the secondary server are identical
to the same on the primary server.
4. Start the SolarWinds Failover Engine on the primary server.
5. Start the SolarWinds Failover Engine on the secondary server.
6. Right-click the System Tray icon on the primary server and select About
SolarWinds Failover Engine to verify v6.7 (11152) is displayed.
Configure actions to take upon failure of a service
SolarWinds Failover Engine assigns three sequential tasks to perform in the
event a monitored service fails. Task options include Recover Service,
Application Restart, Log Warning, Switchover, and any additional user-defined
tasks previously created. By default, SolarWinds Failover Engine assigns
Recover Service to each of the three actions. To cause a switchover in the
event of service failure, configure the 3rd option to Switchover.
Procedure
To configure tasks to perform upon service failure:
1.
Using the SolarWinds Failover Manager, navigate to Applications: Services.
2. Select the intended service.
3. Click Edit and assign a task to each of the three failure options, and then
click OK.
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