A redundant failover appliance for Diamond IP Sapphire Executive (EX) enables rapid activation of a backup system, ensuring high availability and seamless administrative control for IP address management, even during outages.

Key Features

Automated Failover Ensures rapid switch to backup system with minimal manual intervention.

• Single command activation for administrator control
• Supports both local and geographically-dispersed backup

Transactional Database Replication Keeps backup system synchronized with primary.

• Real-time replication of configuration and state
• Enables up-to-date failover with minimal data loss

Autonomous DHCP/DNS Operation DHCP and DNS services remain operational during EX appliance outages.

• Services run independently of management appliance status
• No disruption to core network services

Seamless Administrator Access Administrators can log in to backup EX without reconfiguration.

• DNS-based seamless login to active backup
• Minimizes downtime for administrative tasks

Customizable Outage Detection Administrator-defined criteria for automatic failover.

• Define service states that trigger failover
• Receive alerts for faults and failover events

Benefits

Business Continuity Maintains uninterrupted IP address management and network operations.

• Reduces risk of administrative downtime
• Ensures network services remain available

Operational Control Gives administrators precise control over failover processes.

• Prevents unwanted failover flapping
• Allows automation while retaining manual override

Scalable Redundancy Supports both local and geographically-dispersed deployments.

• Flexible for different organizational needs
• Enhances disaster recovery options