3.4.0 Matrix Server Administration Guide

Chapter 15: Test Your Configuration 176

Test Virtual Host Operation and Failover

The following procedure tests automatic failover and recovery

reintegration. It is best to run these tests in a non-production

environment.

Test Failure and Reintegration of Servers

Use the following procedure to test server failure, failover, and

reintegration:

1. From the PolyServe Management Console, log into a backup matrix

server.

2. Configure the matrix with a single virtual host.

3. Validate that all servers are up, that the virtual host is active on the

primary server, and that the backup servers are inactive.

4. Pull the LAN network connection(s) from the primary server.

5. Verify that the Management Console shows that the primary server is

down and inactive and that the first backup server is active.

6. Reconnect the primary server to the LAN.

7. Verify that the primary server re-enters the matrix as the active host

and that the first backup server becomes inactive.

Test Failure and Reintegration of Service Monitors

The following procedure tests the failure and reintegration of a service

monitor:

1. From the PolyServe Management Console, log into a backup server.

2. Add a service monitor to the virtual host already defined in the

system.

3. Verify that all servers are up, that the service you are testing is up, and

that the virtual host is active on the primary server and inactive on the

backup servers.

4. Stop the service you are testing on the primary server (for example, for

HTTP, bring down the HTTP process).