For customers who require continuous access to their CMS data, HA systems allow for the re-direction of LAN traffic related to CMS clients and other peripheral devices. Switch-over from the primary server to the backup server can be performed when the primary server experiences a major failure event and the anticipated down time is expected to be significant.

The switch-over from primary to secondary server must be done manually. The amount of effort required for the switch-over will depend on the nature of your network configuration and the type and number of CMS client and peripheral devices to be re-directed to the secondary server.

For issues and procedures associated with the switch-over from the primary to the secondary HA server, see What to do if CMS server fails.