HostMonitor in High Availability

Prometheus · Post by **Prometheus** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 2:04 am

Hi,

Is there already an option to put hostmonitor in a high available mode?

menno · Post by **menno** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:23 am

Hello (also dutch) user

We are using Hostmonitor in HA mode on 2 Windows 2016 servers
Both are running HM including the Watchdog service.

This works OK for a 100+ windows , 30+ AIX and 100+ linux server setup.

So try to use the Watchdog service thats working OK
Until now there is no "official" HA option in Hostmonitor.

Menno

in Dutch : Mocht je nog vragen hebben dan zie ik deze wel in het forum

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:01 am

Depends on what exactly means "high available mode".
There is no cluster version yet, planned in version 11.

On the other hand, yes, you may run 2 instances at the same time, using one instance to monitor another (there is HM Monitor test method), or use WatchDog to monitor HostMonitor or run 2 instances using identical config files for both (this option is hard to setup if you modify test list or profiles on regular basis; and you need 2 licenses).
E.g. WatchDog can start 2nd instance (HostMonitor) when primary monitor does not answer.

Regards
Alex

Prometheus · Post by **Prometheus** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:00 am

Hi Alex and Menno,

I was looking for the cluster version. Good to know it will be in version 11. Do you know hen version 11 will be released?

Currently we have a second hostmonitor monitoring out primairy hostmonitor so it works for now, but its far from ideal.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 5:01 am

> Do you know hen version 11 will be released?

Have no idea.
We still developing version 10

Regards
Alex