Progress WhatsUp Gold v. 17.0 Failover Manager for Distributed Central Site – Upgrade License – 750 Device

The Progress WhatsUp Gold v. 17.0 Failover Manager for Distributed Central Site is an enterprise-grade upgrade that shores up your monitoring resilience while expanding capacity. This upgrade license is designed to protect uptime across multi-site networks by providing a robust failover orchestration layer that harmonizes centralized visibility with local site autonomy. Built for administrators who demand continuous service, scalable device coverage, and seamless integration with the WhatsUp Gold ecosystem, this license unlocks a mission-critical capability set for distributed environments. With support for up to 750 devices, it future-proofs your investment and ensures you can scale without sacrificing performance, reliability, or control.

• High-availability architecture for distributed sites: The Failover Manager coordinates active and standby nodes across multiple locations, enabling automatic failover, fast recovery, and continuous monitoring even during network interruptions. It reduces downtime, preserves service level agreements, and delivers uninterrupted visibility into device health, SNMP traps, and performance metrics across the enterprise.
• Scalable 750-device licensing: Specifically engineered to support growing networks, this upgrade license expands capacity to monitor and manage up to 750 devices. Whether you’re adding new endpoints, sensors, or network appliances, you can scale confidently with a single license that aligns with your expansion plans while preserving the integrity of your centralized operations.
• PC-based deployment for simplicity: Designed for straightforward installation on a Windows PC, the upgrade minimizes the need for complex server provisioning. The installation process is streamlined, with clear prerequisites and activation steps, so your team can deploy quickly and begin receiving enhanced failover capabilities without a steep learning curve.
• Centralized site management with distributed resilience: The Failover Manager acts as the backbone of a distributed central site, providing a unified view of monitored devices, topology maps, alerts, and reports. This consolidation empowers operators to detect anomalies faster, correlate events across sites, and enforce consistent monitoring policies from a single control plane.
• Seamless upgrade path within the WhatsUp Gold ecosystem: As an official upgrade license for WhatsUp Gold v17.0, it ensures compatibility with the latest monitoring features, security updates, and sensor integrations. The license is designed to slot into existing deployments, preserving sensor configurations, dashboards, and alerting rules while delivering enhanced failover capabilities and reliability advancements.

Technical Details of Progress WhatsUp Gold v. 17.0 Failover Manager for Distributed Central Site - Upgrade License - 750 Device

• Product name: Progress WhatsUp Gold v. 17.0 Failover Manager for Distributed Central Site – Upgrade License – 750 Device
• License type: Upgrade License (for existing WhatsUp Gold deployment) to enable Failover Manager for distributed central site
• Device coverage: Up to 750 devices monitored and managed under the upgrade
• Deployment model: Failover Manager with distributed central site architecture for high availability
• Platform compatibility: PC-based deployment on Windows operating systems (client-side installation valid for Windows 10/11 and Windows Server environments, subject to existing WhatsUp Gold compatibility)
• Version compatibility: Optimized for WhatsUp Gold v17.0 feature set and APIs; designed to integrate with the WhatsUp Gold monitoring suite
• Licensing activation: Activation requires an eligible WhatsUp Gold installation and a valid upgrade key; licensing is tied to the existing deployment
• Support and updates: Includes access to Progress support and ongoing updates compatible with the v17.0 family (subject to the vendor’s support terms)
• Deployment prerequisites: Basic Windows PC with network access to WhatsUp Gold servers, administrator privileges for installation, and a valid license key
• Security and reliability: Built-in failover coordination, health checks, and secure communication between central site and distributed nodes

how to install Progress WhatsUp Gold v. 17.0 Failover Manager for Distributed Central Site - Upgrade License - 750 Device

• Prepare your environment by confirming Windows OS compatibility, ensuring your hardware meets the recommended specs, and gathering your license key or upgrade activation details before you begin.
• Obtain the upgrade license package for Progress WhatsUp Gold v. 17.0 Failover Manager and ensure you have an existing WhatsUp Gold deployment that is eligible for the upgrade.
• Download the Failover Manager installer from the appropriate Progress/Syntex distribution channel and run the installer on the designated Windows PC that will host the Failover Manager.
• Follow the on-screen prompts to install the Failover Manager component, selecting the distributed central site configuration and connecting it to your existing WhatsUp Gold instance. Confirm the installation completes successfully and that the Failover Manager service starts without errors.
• Activate your upgrade license by entering the license key and validating it against your existing WhatsUp Gold installation. Verify that the 750-device coverage is reflected in the management console and that the central site appears in the expected topology view.
• Configure failover relationships, heartbeat intervals, and replication settings as required by your network policy. Test failover scenarios in a controlled maintenance window to confirm automatic failover works as designed, then monitor dashboards and alert channels for proper visibility and reporting across sites.
• Validate integration with existing sensors, devices, and dashboards. Ensure that new alerts propagate to the central and remote consoles, and that role-based access controls continue to enforce security during failover events.

Frequently asked questions

• What is Progress WhatsUp Gold v. 17.0 Failover Manager for Distributed Central Site?
  It is an upgrade license that enables a centralized Failover Manager for WhatsUp Gold, designed to coordinate high-availability across distributed sites while providing unified monitoring visibility for up to 750 devices.
• How many devices can the upgrade license cover?
  The license supports up to 750 devices, delivering scalable monitoring capacity as your network grows.
• Is this an upgrade license?
  Yes. It upgrades an existing WhatsUp Gold deployment to include the Failover Manager features for a distributed central site.
• What are the installation requirements?
  A Windows PC suitable for hosting the Failover Manager, a valid upgrade license, an existing WhatsUp Gold deployment, network connectivity between sites, and administrative access to install and configure the software.
• Can I manage multiple sites from one central console?
  Yes. The Failover Manager is designed to unify monitoring and control across distributed sites, providing a centralized view, alerts, and reporting while maintaining site-level autonomy.
• What kind of support and updates are included?
  Support and updates are provided through Progress for the v17.0 family, subject to the vendor’s terms and eligibility of the upgrade license.