Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager for Distributed Remote Site – Upgrade License – 1000 Device

The Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager for Distributed Remote Site Upgrade License is a powerful add-on designed to extend the resilience of your monitoring environment. Engineered for distributed organizations, this upgrade unlocks comprehensive failover capabilities across remote locations while preserving centralized visibility and control. With coverage for up to 1000 devices, it enables you to safeguard critical network and system monitoring even when connectivity or regional outages occur. By installing this upgrade on a designated PC, you unlock the full feature set of the WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager, empowering your IT team to maintain business continuity, accelerate incident response, and deliver consistent monitoring experiences across all sites. This license is purpose-built for operators who need scalable, reliable failover management without compromising on performance or ease of use.

• Robust failover for distributed environments: Designed to keep essential monitoring services up and running across multiple remote sites, the Failover Manager ensures rapid failover, seamless continuity, and uninterrupted visibility even during network interruptions. It provides a centralized control plane that coordinates failover actions, enabling quick restoration of service and minimizing downtime across the organization. This is ideal for distributed offices, manufacturing floors, and remote branch locations where uptime is mission-critical.
• Licensing that scales to 1000 devices: The upgrade license is purpose-built to support a substantial device footprint—up to 1000 monitored devices. This makes it suitable for mid-sized and larger environments that require expansive coverage without sacrificing performance or manageability. The license is designed to adapt as your distributed deployment grows, helping you future-proof your monitoring strategy while keeping licensing straightforward and easy to manage.
• PC-based unlock of the full feature set: By installing this upgrade on a PC, you unlock the complete suite of WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager features. This approach simplifies deployment, centralizes configuration, and provides a dedicated workspace for failover orchestration. The PC installation model is intended to streamline setup, reduce dependencies, and give your team a clear, accessible platform for managing distributed failover policies across remote sites.
• Seamless integration with WhatsUp Gold ecosystem: The Failover Manager is designed to fit naturally into your existing Progress WhatsUp Gold environment. It integrates with current monitoring workflows, dashboards, and alerting mechanisms, extending your monitoring reach without forcing a full re-architecture. You can leverage established data sources and event streams while adding resilient failover capabilities that protect your critical monitoring operations in distributed locations.
• Scalable, centralized control for remote site resilience: The upgrade emphasizes centralized management across distributed sites, enabling consistent policy enforcement, synchronized configurations, and unified reporting. It supports proactive failover orchestration, health checks, and rapid validation of remote site readiness, helping you detect and resolve issues before they impact business operations. This centralized approach reduces manual overhead and enhances operational efficiency across the network.

Technical Details of Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager for Distributed Remote Site

• Product name: Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager for Distributed Remote Site – Upgrade License – 1000 Device
• License type: Upgrade License
• Device coverage: Up to 1000 devices
• Deployment model: PC installation required to unlock all features
• Activation: Per-PC license activation to enable Failover Manager features
• Core purpose: Enable failover management across distributed remote sites within the WhatsUp Gold ecosystem
• Compatibility: Integrates with Progress WhatsUp Gold solutions and existing monitoring infrastructure
• Scope: Designed for centralized control and orchestration of failover across multiple remote locations

How to install Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager for Distributed Remote Site

• Step 1: Obtain the upgrade license key and verify that you have an active WhatsUp Gold environment ready for integration with the Failover Manager.
• Step 2: On the designated PC, run the installer for the Failover Manager upgrade. Follow the on-screen prompts to begin the setup process and prepare the PC for feature unlocking.
• Step 3: Enter the license key to activate the upgrade and unlock the full Failover Manager feature set. Confirm activation status and ensure that the PC is connected to your WhatsUp Gold deployment.
• Step 4: Configure failover policies and distributed remote-site settings. Define failover triggers, recovery procedures, and the scope of coverage across your remote locations. Establish central monitoring dashboards and alerting criteria to reflect the enhanced resilience plan.
• Step 5: Validate failover readiness by performing controlled failover tests, verifying data integrity, and confirming that remote sites are reliably managed from the central console. After successful validation, monitor ongoing health metrics and adjust policies as needed to optimize performance and uptime.

Frequently asked questions

• What is the Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager for Distributed Remote Site Upgrade License?
  It is an upgrade license that expands your WhatsUp Gold deployment with centralized failover management for distributed remote sites, supporting up to 1000 devices. Installing the upgrade on a PC unlocks the complete Failover Manager feature set, enabling resilient monitoring across multiple locations.
• How many devices does the license cover?
  The license is designed for up to 1000 devices, providing broad coverage for mid-size to larger distributed environments. If your environment grows beyond this limit, you would typically pursue licensing updates or additional licenses as offered by Progress.
• Do I need to install the upgrade on a PC?
  Yes. The upgrade license unlocks its full feature set when installed on a PC, providing a dedicated platform for failover orchestration and centralized management across remote sites.
• How does the Failover Manager integrate with WhatsUp Gold?
  The Failover Manager is built to work in harmony with the existing WhatsUp Gold ecosystem. It complements current monitoring capabilities by adding failover orchestration, remote-site health checks, and centralized policy management without requiring a complete overhaul of your monitoring architecture.
• What should I consider when planning deployment?
  Plan for a designated PC to host the Failover Manager, ensure network connectivity between remote sites and the central WhatsUp Gold environment, define failover policies, and set up dashboards and alerting that reflect the new failover workflows. Conduct regular testing to maintain readiness and confirm that failover actions occur as intended under real-world conditions.