Contents
1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 4
1.1 Warnings............................................................................................... 5
1.2 Concerned Hardware ........................................................................... 5
2 RANGE OF TEST................................................................................. 5
2.1 Typographic Conventions..................................................................... 6
3 CONDITIONSBEFORE STARTING .................................................... 6
3.1 Flowchart .............................................................................................. 8
4 TEST TOOLS ....................................................................................... 8
5 PREPARATIONS ................................................................................. 9
5.1 Connections.......................................................................................... 9
5.2 STRABs .............................................................................................. 10
6 Start up of APG43 .............................................................................. 11
6.1 Preparation ......................................................................................... 11
6.1.1 Requirements ..................................................................................... 11
6.1.2 Fetching Public IP address via Console ............................................ 11
6.1.3 Changing IP addresses via Console .................................................. 12
6.1.4 Checking Installed Clone Image ........................................................ 14
6.1.5 Checking State of Cluster Resources ................................................ 15
6.1.6 Check the definition of HWC .............................................................. 17
6.1.7 Checking Replication.......................................................................... 19
6.1.8 Test the FRS (File Replication Service) to see if it is replicating....... 21
6.1.9 Check the FRS event log ................................................................... 23
6.1.10 Check the RAID .................................................................................. 26
6.2 Site Parameter Change ...................................................................... 31
6.2.1 Name rules and recommendations .................................................... 32
6.2.2 Check current Site Parameters .......................................................... 33
6.2.3 Parameter change .............................................................................. 34
6.3 APG43 Configuration ......................................................................... 36
6.3.1 Configuration Change for the SSU Folder ......................................... 36
6.3.2 Changing the Time and Time Zone ................................................... 36
6.3.3 MAS Settings ...................................................................................... 37
6.3.4 ACS Setting ........................................................................................ 38
6.3.5 Reliable Ethernet ................................................................................ 38
6.3.6 AP External Network Surveillance ..................................................... 38
6.3.7 Physical Separation............................................................................ 39
6.3.8 Administrator and Guest account....................................................... 39
6.3.9 Configuration for Two APG43s .......................................................... 40
6.3.10 Anti-virus software configuration. ....................................................... 41
6.4 APG43 tests........................................................................................ 43
6.4.1 Fan Test.............................................................................................. 43
6.4.2 Check Master/Slave status ................................................................ 44
6.4.3 APG43 Backup Verification ................................................................ 46
6.4.4 APG43 failover test............................................................................. 47
6.4.5 Clear alarm list.................................................................................... 48
6.5 Test that requires a working CP......................................................... 48
6.5.1 Test when only APM SW is Installed and Active ............................... 48
6.5.2 Test of APG43 with APIO SW and STS SW are installed and Active49
6.5.3 Start Up and Test of External Alarm System ..................................... 53
6.5.4 Test of Alarm Panel and Circuits........................................................ 55
6.6 Final steps .......................................................................................... 56
6.6.1 Audit Script ......................................................................................... 56
6.6.2 Backup of APG43 SW and Transfer to DVD ..................................... 57
6.7 Start Up Report................................................................................... 60
6.7.1 General ............................................................................................... 60
7 HELPFUL HINTS................................................................................ 61
7.1 Software upgrade ............................................................................... 61
7.2 Communication Interface ................................................................... 61
7.3 Using Remote Desktop ...................................................................... 63
7.4 Increased Security.............................................................................. 63
7.5 CP Configuration ................................................................................ 63
7.5.1 Define Exchange volumes on AP1 .................................................... 63
7.6 AP commands .................................................................................... 66
7.7 Restore of APG43 software ............................................................... 67
7.7.1 Restore APG43 Software from DVD .................................................. 67
7.8 IP Addresses of the APG43 ............................................................... 69
7.9 MODDBIN or CSBIN .......................................................................... 70
7.10 Contacts.............................................................................................. 70
7.11 Glossary.............................................................................................. 70
7.12 References ......................................................................................... 72
8 REVISION INFORMATION ................................................................ 75