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Chapter 14
Setting up FactoryTalk system availability
2. In Windows Explorer, copy any necessary files from the primary
server computer to the secondary server computer.
3. On the secondary server computer, specify the location of the
FactoryTalk Network Directory.
4. In the primary server’s Properties dialog box, set up redundancy
options, and specify the name of the secondary server computer.
5. Ensure that data on the primary and secondary servers is identical:

For HMI servers, you can manually replicate changes from the
primary to the secondary server. For details, see Replicate changes
to the secondary HMI server on page 366.
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For data servers, settings for topics and networks, for example,
must be identical. For information about setting this up, see the
product documentation.
For specific information about setting up redundancy for HMI servers, see
"Setting up a redundant HMI server pair" next.
Setting up a
redundant HMI
server pair
These are the steps involved in setting up a redundant FactoryTalk View
SE Server (also called an HMI server), in a FactoryTalk View SE network
distributed application:
1. On the secondary server computer:

Install and activate the FactoryTalk View SE Server software. For
details, see the FactoryTalk View Site Edition Installation Guide.

Specify the location of the Network Directory for the application.
For details, see Setting up the FactoryTalk Directory on page 77.

Copy the primary HMI server’s project files to the secondary
server computer. For details, see Copy HMI project files to the
secondary computer on page 364.
2. On the primary sever computer:
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