Activating a standby server running Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003
You can create a standby server running Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 anytime after setting up a primary server
that is running MIIS 2003. Configure the standby server to use
the same SQL Server 2000 database as the
primary server and to use the same domain-level credentials for the
MIIS 2003 service account and MIIS 2003 security groups.
If your server fails, you can then activate the standby server and
make it the primary server running MIIS 2003. Because all the
necessary configuration and extensions are stored in the
SQL Server 2000 database, your new server
running MIIS 2003 will be up to date immediately upon
activation.
The primary and standby servers running MIIS 2003 should be
installed in the following order:
Install the primary server running MIIS 2003
Note
When you are setting up an environment with both a primary and
standby server, you should configure the MIISAdmins group as
a domain local group on both servers. If you configure the
MIISAdmins group as a local group on the servers, members of
the MIISAdmins group will be unable to start Identity
Manager after the warm standby server has been activated. For more
information about configuring domain groups, see Using security
groups.
Stop the miiserver service on the primary server
Install the standby server running MIIS 2003 using the
same SQL Server 2000 database
Restart the miiserver service on the primary server
To activate a standby server running MIIS 2003:
If password synchronization is enabled, you must run
pcnscfg.exe, the password change notification configuration
utility, before you activate the standby server. The password
change notification service (PCNS) must be directed to the standby
server before password synchronization can resume. If there are
failed pending passwords in the PCNS queue, then they will be
retried to the standby server after the standby server is
activated. For more information about pcnscfg.exe, see
Password Management.
Run MIISactivate.exe on the standby server by using
MIIS 2003 administrative credentials and the most recent
backup copy of the MIIS 2003 encryption key set.
For more information about creating a standby server running
MIIS 2003, see the Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003
Technical Library on the Microsoft
Web site. (http://www.microsoft.com/)
