Checklist for duplicated application server configuration

Use the following checklist as a guide to switch service to the backup Messaging system with duplicated application servers.

Complete the tasks in the following sequence:

	Task	Server or System	Required action
1	Disable Mirror. For more information, see the Mutare Software product documentation.	Message Mirror Admin interface
2	Configure the primary storage server as inactive. Note Perform this step only if the primary storage server is accessible.
2a	Configure the primary storage server as a backup server. For more information, see Changing the storage server role.	Primary storage server	From the Role of the Server heading, select Backup. Note The system prevents MWIs and LDAP updates to all application servers after you make storage server as backup server.
2b	Set up storage server networking with remote Messaging systems. Fore more information, see Setting up remote updates.	Primary storage server	On the Manage Networked Servers Web page, select remote system and click Edit the Selected Networked Server. Set the Updates Out field to no.
2c	Stop Messaging. For more information, see Stopping Messaging.	Primary storage server
3	Change the AxC address. You must change the AxC IP address to point to the new primary storage server so that: The system pushes messages collected during the off-line mode to the new primary storage server. The system clears and reloads a user list and GAL. For more information, see Changing the AxC IP address.	Primary application server.	In the AxC IP address field, enter the IP address of the new primary storage server.
4	Configure the backup storage server as active.
4a	Configure the backup storage server as a primary server. For more information, see Changing the storage server role.	Backup storage server	From the Role of the Server heading, select Primary. Note The system prevents MWIs and LDAP updates to all application servers after you make storage server as backup server.
4b	Set up storage server networking with remote messaging systems. For more information, see Setting up remote updates.	Backup storage server	On the Manage Networked Servers Web page, select remote system and click Edit the Selected Networked Server. Set the Updates Out field to yes.
4c	Stop Messaging. For more information, see Stopping Messaging.	Backup storage server
4d	Start Messaging. For more information, see Starting Messaging.	Backup storage server
5	Reload User List and Global Address List.	Backup application server	On the Administration menu, click Messaging > Advanced (Application) > System Operations. From the Reload Caches heading: Click Reload next to the User List field to load the User List. Click Reload next to the Global Address List field to load the Global Address List.
6	Remove all active application server trunk groups. For more information, see switch configuration notes.
7	Add all backup application server trunk groups For more information, see switch configuration notes.
8	Run test to ensure that all offline messages are delivered to the new primary storage server. For more information, see Running application server diagnostics.	Primary application server	From the Select the test(s) to run down list, select Messages to Deliver. Click Run Tests periodically until Voicemails to send is 0.
9	Change the AxC address. Note You must change the AxC IP address to point to the previous primary storage server. For more information, see Changing the AxC IP address.	Primary application server	In the AxC IP address field, enter the IP address of the primary storage server.
10	Configure remote Messaging systems.
10a	Delete the primary storage server.	Remote system	On the Administration menu, click Messaging > Server Settings (Storage) > Networked Servers. On the Manage Networked Servers Web page, select the primary storage server and click Delete the Selected Networked Server.
10b	Run network data audit. For more information, see Performing the voice messaging database audit.	Remote system	Click Start Network Data Audit (Machine Translations, Network Translations, Network Data).
10c	Set up storage server networking with remote messaging systems. For more information, see Setting up remote updates.	Remote system	On the Manage Networked Servers Web page, select the backup storage server and click Edit the Selected Networked Server. Set the Updates In field to yes.
10d	Request update for the backup storage server. For more information, see Running a remote update manually.	Remote system	On the Request Remote Update Web page, select the backup storage server from the drop-down list.