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

Progress WhatsUp Gold v. 17.0 Failover Manager for Distributed Remote Site with an Upgrade License for 750 devices is the enterprise-grade solution designed to keep distributed networks resilient, highly available, and easy to manage. This upgrade unlocks powerful failover capabilities across multiple remote locations, enabling centralized monitoring, rapid recovery, and streamlined license management. Built for organizations that operate across multiple facilities, the Failover Manager ensures business continuity by coordinating health checks, automating failover processes, and providing clear visibility into the status of devices and services across the entire network. Install on a Windows PC and begin leveraging the full potential of WhatsUp Gold’s failover-centric capabilities, empowering IT teams to minimize downtime and maximize service reliability for users at remote sites.

• Unified visibility across distributed remote sites: The Failover Manager provides real-time visibility into network health, performance trends, and device status from a single pane of glass. By centralizing monitoring, alerting, and configuration across multiple locations, teams can quickly identify bottlenecks, spot anomalies, and respond with speed. This holistic view reduces mean time to repair and helps ensure consistent service levels across all remote sites.
• Upgrade license for large deployments (up to 750 devices): Scale your monitoring and failover capabilities without compromising performance. The upgrade license expands protection and oversight to a substantial number of devices, enabling diverse environments—routers, switches, servers, endpoints, and virtualized resources—to be monitored under a unified policy framework while maintaining license compliance and operational simplicity.
• Seamless PC-based installation for fast deployment: Install Progress WhatsUp Gold on a Windows PC with a few straightforward steps. The PC-based deployment minimizes hardware requirements and accelerates time-to-value, allowing your team to begin monitoring, configuring failover rules, and validating recovery processes quickly without prolonged downtime or complex integration.
• Robust failover and recovery for high availability: The Failover Manager orchestrates automatic failover across distributed sites, maintaining service continuity even during incidents. By coordinating standby resources, health checks, and traffic redirection, it minimizes service interruptions and helps sustain critical business operations when a site experiences issues.
• Intuitive configuration and ongoing management: Create, test, and manage failover policies, device groups, and alert rules through an approachable interface. With guided workflows, role-based access, and clear dashboards, network teams can maintain readiness, enforce consistent configurations, and continuously optimize failover strategies as networks evolve.

Technical Details of Progress WhatsUp Gold v. 17.0 Failover Manager for Distributed Remote Site

• Version: 17.0
• License Type: Upgrade License
• Devices Covered: Up to 750 devices
• Deployment: PC-based installation on Windows environments
• Role: Failover Manager for distributed remote sites to enable high availability
• Core Capabilities: Centralized monitoring, automated failover coordination, real-time alerts, and health checks across remote locations
• System Requirements: Windows-based PC with network access to monitored devices; no additional hardware required for core operation

How to install Progress WhatsUp Gold v. 17.0 Failover Manager for Distributed Remote Site

To deploy the upgrade license and enable failover across distributed sites, follow these practical steps designed for clarity and minimal downtime:

• Prepare your environment: Confirm that your Windows PC meets the baseline system requirements and that you have administrative privileges to install software and manage licenses. Ensure reliable network connectivity between the PC and all devices that will be monitored or protected by the Failover Manager. Review any existing WhatsUp Gold configurations to plan a smooth transition.
• Obtain and apply the upgrade license: Retrieve the upgrade license key or file provided with your purchase. Use the built-in license management tools within WhatsUp Gold to import and apply the upgrade license, enabling support for up to 750 devices and activating the Failover Manager features for distributed remote sites.
• Install the WhatsUp Gold core on the Windows PC: Run the installer and follow the on-screen prompts to install the core WhatsUp Gold platform. Select the components needed for monitoring, mapping, and alerting that fit your environment, and configure initial settings such as database location and service accounts as required by your IT policies.
• Configure the Failover Manager: Launch the Failover Manager module and establish your primary and standby sites, failover policies, and device groupings. Define health checks, recovery actions, and automatic failover rules that align with your organization’s uptime objectives. Set up notification channels so the right teams are alerted when a failover occurs or when a health check fails.
• Discover devices and validate failover workflows: Add devices to the monitoring scope and verify that discovery, inventory, and monitoring functions are capturing accurate data. Run a controlled failover test to verify that services resume quickly, connections are redirected correctly, and data integrity is preserved during an outage scenario.
• Set up alerts, dashboards, and policies: Create essential alert rules for critical devices and services, and tailor dashboards to present at-a-glance status across remote sites. Schedule regular reviews and health checks to sustain readiness, and document best practices for ongoing maintenance and governance.
• Document, train, and maintain: Record configuration details, user access roles, and backup procedures. Establish a maintenance window to apply updates, review performance metrics, and refine failover strategies. Ensure runbooks are accessible to on-call staff so response times remain swift during incidents.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What does the Progress WhatsUp Gold v. 17.0 Failover Manager upgrade license cover?

  A: The upgrade license expands the capacity and features of WhatsUp Gold to support failover management across distributed remote sites, up to 750 devices, with centralized monitoring, automated recovery workflows, and enhanced license governance to keep deployments compliant and scalable.

• Q: How many devices can I manage with this license?

  A: Up to 750 devices can be monitored and protected under this upgrade license, enabling scalable oversight for multi-site networks that include a mix of network gear, servers, and endpoints.

• Q: Can I install on a standard Windows PC?

  A: Yes. The product is designed for a PC-based installation on Windows environments, providing a straightforward deployment path that avoids specialized hardware while delivering enterprise-grade monitoring and failover capabilities.

• Q: Is failover automatic, and can I test it safely?

  A: The Failover Manager supports automated failover coordination to minimize downtime. It is recommended to perform controlled failover tests in a maintenance window to validate configuration, confirm service continuity, and refine recovery procedures without impacting end users.

• Q: Do I need ongoing maintenance or updates?

  A: Regular software updates are encouraged to access new features, security enhancements, and performance improvements included in the Progress WhatsUp Gold product line. The upgrade license typically provides access to the current major release features and fixes, with ongoing maintenance support from Progress as outlined in your license terms.