Server Status

How do I open Server Status?
Expand the
Explorer
 window, right-click a server object, and then click
Server Status
.
Use
Server Status
 to check the current state of a server, change a server's redundancy options, or manually switch between an active server and a standby server.
If more than one server is running on a host computer, changes made through
Server Status
affect only the selected server pair. All other servers continue running independently.
Setting
Description
Server status
Identifies the names of the computers hosting the primary and secondary servers and identifies the current state of each server.
Primary server
Identifies the name of the computer on which the primary server is configured.
Primary status
Identifies the current state of the primary server.
Secondary server
If applicable, displays the name of the computer on which the secondary server is configured. If redundancy has not been configured, the
Secondary Server
 box displays "Not configured."
Secondary status
Identifies the current state of the secondary server in a redundant server pair. If redundancy has not been configured, the
Secondary Status
 box displays "Not configured."
Choose one of the two options to determine how redundant server pairs behave when a primary server becomes available again after having switched over to a secondary server.
  • Continue using the secondary server, even when the primary becomes available again
    When a redundant server pair is set to this option, the system does not automatically switch from an active secondary server when the primary becomes ready. Instead, clients remain connected to the active server until the server is manually switched or until the active server fails. Choose this option when to manually control the switch from the active to the standby server. For example, choose this option in order to perform troubleshooting or maintenance tasks on a primary server before it becomes active.
  • Switch over to the primary server when it becomes available
    When a redundant server pair is set to this option, clients switch back from a secondary server to the primary server as soon as the primary becomes available again. The primary server is always considered to be the preferred server and always becomes active as soon as it is ready. Manual control over switches between active and standby servers is not available with this option.
Server switchover
To switch the active server, select
Switchover
. The system checks whether the standby server is ready to become active. If the standby server is not ready, the system sends an error message to
FactoryTalk Diagnostics
. To check for diagnostic messages, use the
FactoryTalk Diagnostics
 Viewer.
If the redundant server pair is configured to switch back to the primary server as soon as it becomes available again, the
Switchover
 button is not available.
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