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Virtual Host: Type a hostname or an IP address for the virtual host.

Application name: An “application” provides a way to group virtual

hosts and related service and device monitors on the Applications tab. All

of the Matrix Server resources associated with the application can then be

treated as a unit. You can specify a new application name, select an

existing application name, or leave this field blank. However, if you do

not assign a name, Matrix Server will use the IP address for the virtual

host as the application name.

Always active: If you check this box, upon server failure, the virtual host

will move to an active server even if all associated service and device

monitors are inactive or down. If the box is not checked, failover will not

occur when all associated service and device monitors are inactive or

down and the virtual host will not be made active anywhere. (See

“Virtual Host Activeness Policy” on page 215 for details.)

Policy: The policy determines the failback action that the virtual host will

take following a failover to a backup server.