Polycom RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/2000/4000 Administrator’s Guide
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Enabling Hot Backup
To enable Hot Backup:
1 On the RMX menu, click Setup > Hot Backup.
The RMX Hot Backup dialog box is displayed.
2 Complete or modify the following fields:
3 Click OK.
Using Hot Backup Triggers
Hot Backup is initiated by the slave MCU on detection of no response from the master MCU
on a “Keep Alive” operation. The Hot Backup triggers initiates the Hot Backup swap from
Master to Slave when the selected conditions on the Master MCU occur.
Table 21-4 Hot Backup
Field Description
Hot Backup Enabled Select this check box to enable Hot Backup.
MCU Role: This setting determines the role of the MCU in the Hot Backup
configuration.
Select either Master MCU or Slave MCU from the drop-down menu.
Paired MCU IP
Address
Enter the Control Unit IP Address of the:
• Slave MCU (if this MCU is the Master)
• Master MCU (if this MCU is the Slave)
Synchronization
Status
The status of the synchronization between the Master and Slave
MCUs in the Hot Backup configuration is indicated as:
• OK - Hot Backup is functioning normally, and the Master and
Slave MCUs are synchronized.
• Attempting - Hot Backup is attempting to synchronize the Master
and Slave MCUs.
• Fail - A failure occurred while trying to synchronize the paired
MCUs.
• None - Hot Backup has not been enabled.
