1. Alarm Cast Redundancy: Primary Server

About this task

Configure the following on the Primary server.

A Primary Server: Alarm Cast Administrator
B Primary Server: Start CIMPLICITY Project
C Primary Server: Alarm Cast Gateway
D Primary Server: Stop CIMPLICITY Project
E Primary Server: Alarm Cast Alarm Administrator
F Primary Server: Alarm Cast Registry Settings
  1. Primary Server: Alarm Cast Administrator

Configure the Alarm Cast Administrator first on the Primary computer.

Procedure

  1. Open the Alarm Cast Administrator window on the primary server.
  2. Select the Details tab.
  3. Make sure the required values are entered correctly.
    Field Description
    Alarm Cast Alarm Manager Server
    Host Name LOCALHOST must be entered for the host name. Important: Using a computer name will prevent a smooth copy of the configuration to the secondary server.
    Connection
    DSN (Source host) Primary computer name.
    Logging
    Path The same log paths (as defined in this configuration) must exist on the secondary system. This physical path must exist on both systems.
  4. Define your:
    1. Email/ISP providers.
    2. Destinations.
    3. Distribution lists.
  5. Test your configuration to be sure you can send and receive the test emails.
    1. Primary Server: Start CIMPLICITY Project

    Start the CIMPLICITY project on the primary server only.

    1. Primary Server: Alarm Cast Gateway

    Open the Alarm Cast Gateway window on the primary server.

  6. Expand Equipment>Alarm Cast in the Workbench left-pane.
  7. Double-click Administrator.

    Alarm Cast Gateway configuration for redundancy includes the following.

    • Primary Alarm Cast Gateway: Details Tab
    • Primary Alarm Cast Gateway: Security

    Primary Alarm Cast Gateway: Details Tab

  8. Select the Details tab in the Alarm Cast Gateway window.
  9. Make sure the required values are entered correctly
    Field Description
    Alarm Cast Alarm Server
    Host Name LOCALHOST must be entered for the host name.
    Source Host Primary computer name.
    Logging
    Path The same log paths (as defined in this configuration) must exist on the secondary system.

    Primary Alarm Cast Gateway: Security

    In order for Alarm Cast to communicate with the CIMPLICITY project security must be configured so the processes can exchange information.

    Configuration options for the Security component are as follows.
    • Primary Alarm Cast Gateway Security: Workbench Option
    • Primary Alarm Cast Gateway Security: Alarm Cast Option

    Primary Alarm Cast Gateway Security: Workbench Option

    (Not Recommended) The nodes can be configured to be trusted clients in CIMPLICITY security.

    Important: Using the trusted method will create a trust that forces CIMPLICITY to always use the specified user for login to these nodes.
  10. Open the Pager project in the CIMPLICITY Workbench.
  11. Select Security>Advanced>Client in the Workbench left-pane.
  12. Create a new client for each node.
  13. Check Trusted in the Client Properties dialog box for each node.

    Result: Both nodes will be listed as trusted nodes in the Workbench right-pane.

    Primary Alarm Cast Gateway Security: Alarm Cast Option

    (Recommended)

  14. Make sure at least Alarm Cast v9.4.01 is installed.

    Note: Additional options are available in the Alarm Cast CIMPLICITY Gateway beginning with version 9.4.01.

  15. Open the Alarm Cast Gateway window, if it is not already opened.
  16. Enter the following.
    Field Description
    Settings
    User Name Name of user who has access to Pager alarms.
    Password Valid password for the specified user.
    1. Primary Server: Stop CIMPLICITY Project

    Stop the project on the primary server.

    1. Primary Server: Alarm Cast Alarm Administrator

    The Alarm Cast Alarm Administrator on the primary server has one configuration requirement for a successful redundancy setup.

  17. Open the Alarm Cast Alarm Administrator window.
    1. Expand Computer in the Workbench left-pane.
    2. Double-click Alarm Cast Alarm Administrator in the Workbench left or right-pane.
  18. Select the Connections tab.
  19. Enter LOCALHOST in the Host Name field.

    Note: The Alarm Manager should look locally for the alarms.

    1. Primary Server: Alarm Cast Registry Settings

    Alarm Cast redundancy requires edits in the Microsoft Windows Registry.

  20. Stop both of the following services.
    • First Page Alarm Manager service.
    • First Page Server service.
  21. Open Regedit.exe.
  22. Add/modify the following string registry key:
    1. Select the key.

    Locations on 32-bit and 64-bit machines are as follows.

    32-bit: HKEY_LOCALMACHINE\Software\SEQENT\FirstPAGE Alarm Manager\Server\Config\CIMPRedundancy
    64-bit: HKEY_LOCALMACHINE\\Software\Wow6432Node\SEQENT\FirstPAGE Alarm Manager\Server\Config\CIMPRedundancy
    1. Enter Enabled for the Value.
  23. Close the Microsoft Windows Registry.
  24. Perform a configuration update for the CIMPLICITY project on the primary server.
  25. Restart the following services:
    • First Page Alarm Manager service.
    • First Page Server service.

Results

The primary server has been set up for Alarm Cast redundancy.