Setting Up Failovers Using a Floating CommServe Name

You can use a floating CommServe hostname to setup the CommServe failover. (A floating CommServe name is merely a DNS alias that points to an existing CommServe server.)

Note

Recommended: Use Commvaults in-built ability to configure multiple hostnames for High Availability CommServe Host setup, to perform the failover. For more information, see Configuring Multiple CommServe Hostnames for Disaster Recovery.

  1. Install the production and standby CommServe hosts using its own local host name. For more information, see the following procedures"

  2. Create a unique floating name for each of the production and standby CommServe hosts that you plan to setup in your environment. For more information, see Setting Up DNS Entries for a Floating CommServe Name.

  3. Manually configure multiple CommServe hostnames for CommServe disaster recovery, where the clients in the CommCell must have a different CommServe hostname/IP address to reach the production and standby CommServe hosts. For more information, see Configuring Multiple CommServe Hostnames for Disaster Recovery.

Additional Information

If you plan to use a combination of proxy and a floating CommServe hostname in your environment, setup client communication with the CommServe using either the Using failover Clients or the Proxy Client option in the CommServe LiveSync dialog box.

Method 2

  1. Create a unique floating name for each of the production and standby CommServe hosts that you plan to setup in your environment. For more information, see Setting Up DNS Entries for a Floating CommServe Name.

  2. Install the production and standby CommServe hosts using its unique floating name. For more information, see the following procedures"

Result

  • The above steps ensure that the hostname associated with the CommServe hosts to remain virtual.

  • Also allows the Commvault software to automatically publish multiple floating names to all the clients for communication between the CommServe hosts and clients.

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