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arnoldmathias
Level 4
8 years ago

MSMQ Outgoing Queues referencing failed EV server - using Building Blocks for High Availability

Hi Everyone We make use of Building Blocks to build High Availability in our EV environment. We have come across a peculiar problem and wanted to know if anyone here has noted a similar issue. Scen...
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CConsult
Moderator
8 years ago

Hi,

and yes I have had a similar problem some years ago. We used host file entries to solve it.

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    arnoldmathias
    Level 4
    8 years ago

    True CConsult. This somewhat hinders the effectiveness of building blocks in an Enterprise Vault environment. However, whenever we do a switchover, we update host files on all EV servers via Powershell and restart the Storage Service on all servers. Its a rudimentary method, but it works.