To protect the Directory database by regularly backing up the master database instance, you can set up Directory database failover using the backup and restore method.
Before you begin
- Your Security Center license must support multiple Directory servers. If necessary,
update your Security Center license. NOTE: The Directory Manager (
) role is created automatically in Config Tool when your license supports multiple Directory servers.
- All database servers must be accessible from all Directory servers. You must configure the remote database server (SQL Server) to accept connection requests from the roles.
- All database instances must be the same version, and an expansion server must be installed on each database server. Install the necessary expansion servers.
What you should know
CAUTION:
Once the Backup and restore
failover mode is enabled, you can no longer back up the Directory database from Server
Admin, but only from Config Tool. If you restore a previous backup from Server Admin, you
must then immediately run a full manual backup from
Config Tool. Failing to do so causes your master and backup databases to become out of sync
and the database failover mechanism no longer works.
Procedure
Example
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