In some situations, a server may be configured as a failover
option if another server goes down. The Discover Status report can be configured to
look for these additional backup servers.
About this task
You may use the following steps to add optional servers to the DiscoverStatus configuration file.
Procedure
- Login as a Discover administrator.
-
Select .
- Click the WorldView tab.
- Select the Scheduling Service node.
-
Click DiscoverStatus configuration
file.
- In the Config Actions panel, click View/Edit.
- At the bottom of the file, you should see the following
configuration information.
Note: If this configuration
information is not available and you are using a build that supports
this optional configuration, you may copy and paste the following
into your configuration file.
#
# Server Types:
#
#Processor
#DataCollector
#DataServer
#Data Export
#Manage Services
#ReplayServer
#ReportService
#SelectiveArchive
#Hbr
#Database
#Dnca
#Verify
#Visitor
#Report
#Tli
#
# AdditionalServers:
Server_<n>=[ServerName],[ssPort],[ServerType],[ServerType],...
#
#Note: Can be multiple types.
#
# Where:
# <n> = a number, each one must be unique.
# [ServerName] = Name of the server
# [Title] = Server Title for DiscoverStatus
# [Port] = Port number of server
# [,ServerType] = Server Type ie: DataCollector
# [,ServerType] = Server Type ie: DataE xport
#
[AdditionalServers]
#Server_1=ServerName,DataCollector(warm),19000,DataCollector
- Under the
[AdditionalServers]
section,
you can add new servers by doing the following:
- Copy the
Server_1
line.
- Paste it as a new line.
- Remove the hash mark (
#
) at the front
of the line.
- Change the settings for the new server as needed.
Note: An optional server can be marked as a server of multiple
types. Add new server entries as comma-separated text values from
the Server Types list at the top of the text above.
- When you are satisfied with your changes, click Save.
-
Submit the job to Manage Services.
- When Discover Status
runs, these additional Discover servers
are added to the list of servers Discover Status
queries.
Results
Note: The ServerName reference does not need to be listed
as a server in the Portal Management page. If it does not exist there,
you do not need to add it. These additional servers are used by the Discover Status report only.