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Rehost a Virtual Host

You can use the Applications tab to modify the configuration of a virtual

host. For example, you might want to change the primary for the virtual

host. To rehost a virtual host, right click in a cell for that virtual host and

then select Rehost. You will then see a message warning that this action

will cause the clients of the application to lose connection. When you

continue, the Virtual Host Re-Host window appears.

You can now make the necessary changes to the virtual host.

Virtual Hosts and Failover

When you create a virtual host, you specify a list of network interfaces on

which the virtual host can be located. The interfaces are placed in order:

primary, backup #1, backup #2, and so on. The ClusterPulse process

considers the “health” of the servers providing those interfaces when

determining where to place a virtual host. The status and enablement of

the service and device monitors associated with the virtual host also

contribute to a server’s health calculation. When a server is completely