WhatsUp Gold Remote Site Failover: Upgrade License for 750 Devices

The WhatsUp Gold Remote Site Failover Upgrade is a powerful license designed to extend robust high-availability capabilities across distributed remote sites. Specifically engineered for organizations that rely on continuous network monitoring and uninterrupted service, this upgrade license unlocks the Failover Manager’s full potential when installed on a Windows PC. With support for up to 750 devices, it scales to meet the needs of mid-to-large deployments, ensuring critical network infrastructure remains safeguarded even in the event of site outages. This product is the upgrade path that enables WhatsUp Gold to coordinate failover across multiple remote locations, delivering seamless continuity and centralized visibility from a single management console.

• Unified failover orchestration across distributed sites: The Remote Site Failover upgrade centralizes control, enabling automated failover, failback, and health checks across remote locations from your WhatsUp Gold environment. This minimizes mean time to recovery (MTTR) by reducing manual intervention and ensuring consistent failover behavior.
• Licensed for up to 750 devices: With a 750-device capacity, this upgrade license supports a substantial number of network nodes, sensors, and endpoints—perfect for growing networks that need reliable redundancy without breaking the bank.
• PC-based activation to unlock all features: Install the upgrade on a dedicated Windows PC to unlock the full suite of failover features. The license is designed to be consumed on a single workstation that coordinates failover across the remote sites, delivering centralized management and rapid response.
• Seamless integration with WhatsUp Gold monitoring: The Failover Manager works in harmony with WhatsUp Gold’s core monitoring suite, ensuring that health status, alerts, and performance data are consistently available. This integration gives operators a complete view of both central and remote site health in one place.
• Designed for reliability and operational resilience: By distributing failover intelligence across sites, the upgrade reduces single points of failure, improves uptime, and provides predictable recovery paths for complex network environments that span multiple locations.

Technical Details of WhatsUp Gold Remote Site Failover

• License Type: Upgrade license for WhatsUp Gold Remote Site Failover Manager
• Device Coverage: Up to 750 devices
• Platform / Installation: Windows PC-based installation to act as the centralized Failover Manager
• Core Functionality: Failover orchestration, automated failover and failback, health checks, and remote site coordination
• Role in WhatsUp Gold: Extends WhatsUp Gold with remote site failover capabilities, enabling distributed reliability alongside existing monitoring features
• Activation: License key required during installation to unlock all features; designed to be activated on the designated PC
• Deployment Model: Supports multi-site environments with centralized control from the primary WhatsUp Gold console

How to Install WhatsUp Gold Remote Site Failover

• Prerequisites: Ensure WhatsUp Gold core monitoring is installed and licensed on a compatible server or workstation. Confirm you have a valid 750-device upgrade license key for the Remote Site Failover Manager.
• Prepare the Failover Manager PC: Choose a Windows PC with adequate resources, network connectivity to all remote sites, and access permissions to install the upgrade. Verify firewall rules and ports required for WhatsUp Gold communication are open between sites.
• Install the Upgrade: Run the installation package on the designated PC to install the Remote Site Failover components. Follow the on-screen prompts to proceed with the upgrade installation.
• Activate the License: Enter the provided license key to unlock the Failover Manager features. Activation ties the license to the Failover Manager PC for centralized control of up to 750 devices.
• Configure Remote Sites: In the WhatsUp Gold console, define the remote sites that will participate in the failover topology. Assign devices to be monitored and protected by the Failover Manager, and establish failover rules, priorities, and alert thresholds.
• Test and Validate: Conduct a controlled failover test to verify automatic failover, failback, and notification workflows. Confirm that remote sites recover status promptly and that alerts are correctly routed to the central monitoring view.
• Operational Validation: Monitor performance, validate device counts (up to 750), and ensure ongoing synchrony between the core WhatsUp Gold monitoring data and the remote site failover state.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: What is the WhatsUp Gold Remote Site Failover Upgrade for?
  A: It is an upgrade license that enables the Failover Manager for distributed remote sites within WhatsUp Gold, providing automated failover, centralized management, and enhanced resilience for up to 750 devices.
• Q: How many devices can the upgrade license cover?
  A: Up to 750 devices, allowing you to protect a sizable fleet of sensors, nodes, and endpoints across remote locations.
• Q: On which platform is the upgrade installed?
  A: The Failover Manager is installed on a Windows PC, which then coordinates failover activities for the WhatsUp Gold environment and remote sites.
• Q: Do I need WhatsUp Gold already installed to use this upgrade?
  A: Yes. This upgrade extends an existing WhatsUp Gold deployment by adding remote site failover capabilities to the current monitoring setup.
• Q: Can I perform a failover test without impacting production?
  A: Yes. It is recommended to conduct safe, controlled failover tests to validate configurations and ensure recovery processes operate as intended without disrupting ongoing monitoring.
• Q: Will this upgrade require additional maintenance or subscription fees?
  A: Licensing terms are defined by the vendor; the upgrade provides the license for the Remote Site Failover features for up to 750 devices. Ongoing maintenance or support terms would be defined by your purchase agreement with the vendor.