Initiate Switchover

Once triggered, whether manually or automatically, the switchover process itself is fully automated.

Note: Though the following steps show Exchange scenario screens as examples, the procedure is similar for all server types.

To initiate manual switchover

  1. Open the Manager and select the desired scenario from the Scenario pane. Verify it is running.
  2. Click on the Perform Switchover button, or select from the Tools menu the Perform Switchover option:

    3. A confirmation message appears.

  3. Click OK on the Perform Switchover confirmation message. This procedure initiates a switchover from the Master server to the Replica server:

    4. Detailed information about the switchover processes is located in the Events pane during switchover.

  4. After the switchover is completed the scenario stops:

    5. Note: The only case in which the scenario may continue to run after switchover is when automatic reverse replication is defined as Start automatically.

    In the Event pane a message appears, informing you that Switchover completed, and then that the Scenario has stopped.

  5. Now, the Master becomes passive and the Replica becomes active