XProtect Management Server Failover

If a standalone computer running the management server or SQL Server has a hardware failure, it does not affect recordings or the recording server. However, these hardware failures can result in downtime for operators and administrators who have not logged in to the clients.

XProtect Management Server Failover is an XProtect VMS extension that can help you when:

• A server fails – you can run the system components from another computer while you resolve the problems.

• You need to apply system updates and security patches – applying security patches on a standalone management server can be time-consuming, resulting in extended periods of downtime. When you have a failover cluster, you can apply system updates and security patches with minimal downtime.

• You need seamless connection – users get continuous access to live and playback video, and to the system’s configuration at all times.

To configure XProtect Management Server Failover, you install the management server, log server, and event server on two computers. If the first computer stops working, the VMS components start running on the second computer. Additionally, you can benefit from a secure real-time replication of the VMS databases when SQL Server runs in the failover cluster.