Replacing Both Appliances in an HA Configuration

To replace both appliances in a redundant HA configuration, complete the following procedure:

CAUTION!               This procedure results in system downtime.

Procedure

Step 1            Back up the Active or Standby server.

The backup file is used to restore the system data on the new server.

a.  Log in to the Active or the Standby appliance.

b.  Backup the system data, as described in Backing up the ICPAM Database.

c.  Copy the backup file to a local disk.

Step 2            Stop the Active appliance.

a.  Log on to the Active appliance, as described in Logging on to the ICPAM Server Administration Utility.

b.  Select Monitoring and then select Status.

c.  Verify the Server Mode is Active.

d.  Click the Stop button to the right of the Admin State entry.

e.  Verify that the Admin State is Down and the Server Mode is N/A.

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Step 3            Stop the Standby appliance.

Note          Stopping the second appliance results in system downtime since both appliances are offline.

a.  Log on to the appliance, as described in Logging on to the ICPAM Server Administration Utility.

b.  Select Monitoring and then select Status.

c.    Click the Stop button to the right of the Admin State entry.

Step 4            Power down and physically remove the old appliances.

Step 5            Install the new appliances, as described in the Cisco Physical Security Multi Services Platform User Guide.

Step 6            Boot the new Active appliance and complete the initial configuration for an Active server, as described in Initial Setup Instructions.

·         Enter a Shared IP Address.

·         Obtain and install new ICPAM licenses, including the HA license. All optional licenses are installed on the Active server only. See Obtaining and Installing Optional Feature Licenses  for more information.

Step 7            Boot the new standby appliance and complete the initial configuration for a Standby server.

·         Enter a Shared IP Address, as described in Initial Setup Instructions.

·         Obtain and reinstall the HA license on the Standby server. See Obtaining and Installing Optional Feature Licenses for more information.

Step 8            Verify that the redundant servers are in sync.

a.  Log in to each server.

b. Open the Monitoring > Status window.

c.  Verify that there are entries for Peer Address, Hostname, and Sync Status. 

If the HA servers are not in sync, see the Monitoring for a description of the HA messages that may appear.

Step 9            Restore the backup file to the Active server, as described in Restoring a Server Backup File.

 

See also:

Upgrading the Server Software

Replacing an Appliance