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Appendix C - Redundancy C-7
VMS Redundancy
• A common domain for the redundant servers and the client workstation.
Refer to Appendix D, “Domain Controller and DNS”, in this document for
details for establishing the VMS server as a domain server.
Starting a redundant VMS configuration requires bringing up the VMS servers
and the workstation using the following procedure:
1. Install VMS on each of the servers following the instruction in Chapter 2,
“VMS Installation”.
2. Start the Vipersat Management System service and ViperView.
Select Vipersat Management System from Windows Services and Start
the service, if it is not already running.
Note: It is recommended that this service be configured for Automatic
Startup.
Click Connection Manager on the path:
Start > All Programs > VMS 3.x> Connection Manager
The Connection Manager will prompt for the server to connect to. Select the
server that is to be the initial Active server; typically, this is the server with
the highest priority setting.
The ViperView window will appear as shown in figure C-3.
Figure C-3 ViperView, VMS Server Drop-down Menu