Configure HA

To configure high availability:

1.

On both the primary and backup hosts, define the following environment variables:

PRIMARYHOST - the IP Address or hostname of the host running the primary servers (for example, set PRIMARYHOST=MyHost).

BACKUPHOST - the IP Address or hostname of the host running the backup servers (for example, set BACKUPHOST=OtherHost).

2.

Install Solution Package for Solace on both the primary and backup host.

3.

Configure your Solution Package for Solace servlets to be HA and deploy them to your application server:

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cd projects\rtview-server

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In a text editor, open update_wars (.bat or .sh) and fill in the values for HOST and HA_HOST as described in the script.

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Run the update_wars(.sh or .bat) script.

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Copy the generated war files to the webapps directory of your application server.

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Configure your RTView Manager servlets to be HA and deploy them to your application server:

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cd projects\rtview-manager

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In a text editor, open update_wars (.bat or .sh) and fill in the values for HOSTand HA_HOST as described in the script.

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Run the update_wars (.sh or .bat) script.

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Copy the generated war files to the webapps directory of your application server.

5.

To run high availability, you must run from the command line:

Windows:

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From the command line on the primary host, type: bin\start_servers -haprimary.

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From the command line on the backup host, type bin\start_servers -habackup.

UNIX:

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From the command line on the primary host, type bin/start_servers.sh -haprimary.

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From the command line on the backup host, type bin/start_servers.sh -habackup.