Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager Remote Site - 1500 Device Upgrade License with Centralized Control

Introducing the Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager Remote Site upgrade — a purpose-built license designed to extend robust failover capabilities and centralized control to distributed networks. This 1500-device upgrade license empowers IT teams to scale monitoring, alerts, and failover orchestration across multiple remote locations from a single, cohesive pane of glass. By installing the software on a PC, you unlock all features of the Failover Manager and gain access to a centralized management workflow that streamlines operations, accelerates incident response, and enhances business continuity. The Remote Site edition is purpose-built for organizations with a growing footprint of remote offices, branch locations, or dispersed data centers that demand rapid failover, consistent policy enforcement, and unified visibility. The licensing model is straightforward: up to 1500 devices can be managed under one license, eliminating complexity and reducing the overhead of managing multiple site-specific licenses. With this upgrade, your network gains fault-tolerant monitoring, efficient failover orchestration, and scalable governance that keeps pace with growth while preserving performance, security, and reliability. Install on a PC, activate the license, and you’re plugged into a unified monitoring environment where remote sites are synchronized, alerts are consolidated, and performance trends are illuminated to support proactive IT operations. In short, this upgrade license is a strategic enabler for enterprise-grade resilience, centralized control, and scalable network management across distributed locations.

• Centralized control across distributed remote sites lets IT teams view, configure, and orchestrate failover policies from a single dashboard, reducing manual work and accelerating incident response across multiple locations. The centralized approach helps ensure consistency in policy enforcement, alert routing, and uptime targets, so your teams can act swiftly and coherently when issues arise.
• Scalable device coverage up to 1500 devices under a single upgrade license provides a future-ready path for expanding networks. This capacity supports growing remote sites, multi-site data centers, and expanding monitoring footprints without the complexity of deploying numerous licenses or managing per-site entitlements.
• PC-based unlock of all features offers a straightforward deployment path. Install on a compatible PC, activate the upgrade, and gain immediate access to enhanced failover management, automated health checks, centralized alerts, and comprehensive dashboards that empower teams to maintain service levels.
• Robust failover management for distributed sites enables rapid failover and failback across remote locations. This capability minimizes downtime, preserves service continuity during network disruptions, and ensures critical services remain reachable even in the face of site-wide outages.
• Seamless integration with the WhatsUp Gold ecosystem delivers enhanced dashboards, real-time alerts, trend reporting, and policy-driven automation. By harmonizing with existing monitoring and notification modules, this upgrade enables proactive maintenance, capacity planning, and clearer operational insights across the enterprise.

Technical Details of Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager Remote Site

The Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager Remote Site upgrade is designed to extend the capabilities of the WhatsUp Gold monitoring and management suite with centralized control for distributed environments. This technical summary highlights the core aspects of the upgrade, focusing on licensing scope, deployment model, and the intended benefits for enterprise networks.

• License Type: Upgrade License for Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager—Remote Site edition.
• Device Coverage: Supports up to 1500 devices under a single license, enabling scalable deployments across multiple remote locations.
• Deployment Method: PC-based deployment that unlocks all features when installed and activated on a supported Windows PC running WhatsUp Gold.
• Scope and Purpose: Failover Manager functionality for distributed remote sites with centralized control, enabling unified configuration, alerts, and policy enforcement.
• Ecosystem Integration: Designed to integrate with the Progress WhatsUp Gold monitoring, alerting, and reporting capabilities for a cohesive management experience.
• Key Benefits: Improved high availability, streamlined administration, scalable capacity, and enhanced visibility across the remote-site network.

How to install Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager Remote Site

• Prepare your environment: Ensure you have an active Progress WhatsUp Gold installation on a compatible PC and a valid 1500-device upgrade license. Verify system requirements and ensure the PC meets recommended hardware and OS guidelines for WhatsUp Gold.
• Acquire and run the installer: Obtain the Failover Manager Remote Site upgrade package and run the installer on the designated PC with administrative privileges. Follow the on-screen prompts to begin the upgrade process.
• Activate the upgrade: During or after installation, enter the provided license key to activate the upgrade. Activation settings may appear in the license management section of WhatsUp Gold or during the installer workflow.
• Restart and verify services: If prompted, restart WhatsUp Gold services. Confirm that the Failover Manager module is enabled and accessible from the central console, and verify that the device count reflects up to 1500 devices.
• Configure remote sites and policies: Use the centralized control panel to define remote site groups, failover/failback policies, notification rules, and dashboards. Run a controlled failover test to validate connectivity, service reachability, and alert routing across sites.

Frequently asked questions

• What does the Progress WhatsUp Gold Failover Manager Remote Site 1500 Device Upgrade License include? It provides an upgrade path to the Failover Manager for a distributed remote-site deployment with centralized control, covering up to 1500 devices and enabling PC-based activation to unlock all features within the WhatsUp Gold ecosystem.
• Where is this upgrade installed? The upgrade is installed on a PC that runs Progress WhatsUp Gold. Once activated, the full set of Failover Manager features becomes available through the WhatsUp Gold interface.
• Does the license support centralized control across remote sites? Yes. A core benefit of this upgrade is centralized control, allowing uniform configuration, policy enforcement, alert management, and reporting across all remote locations within the device limit.
• Can I expand beyond 1500 devices? The 1500-device upgrade license covers up to 1500 devices. For environments that exceed this capacity, a higher-capacity license or additional licensing arrangements would be required as per Progress licensing terms.
• Do I need to reinstall WhatsUp Gold to apply the upgrade? No full reinstallation is typically required. The upgrade is applied through the license activation process on an existing WhatsUp Gold installation, after which the Failover Manager Remote Site features become available.
• Will this upgrade affect existing remote-site monitoring? The upgrade is designed to extend capability while preserving existing monitoring configurations. Centralized control remains the focal point, enabling seamless policy enforcement and consistency across sites.