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[Richard Kreiss]

I have gotten around the issue had by having filePro installed on my client's old server. This is a backup with the data files updated at night.  Also, Fp & filePro folders are backed up nightly to an external drive. 

Since the old server has the license service installed, all that is necessary is to get a new license and install it. Then change to login IP address to the old server which we cloned to the new server. This left all the drive mappings the same. 

I realize that not all businesses have the ability to have 2 servers on line and available,  but in this case the do. 

This client can't really afford to be down for more the 2 hours and another can't afford any down time. They operate 18 hours a day and the remaining 6 hours have reports and other maintenance programs running. 

By the way, the. Client with two servers, there is a startup file on the old server which points to the new server for licensing. 

I am planning to mirror the two servers on my next visit. That will eliminate on backup and keep that server's data current. 

And yes, I am aware that if the primary servers data has issues, this will be reflected on the other server. 
I  have been mirroring two databases on my system and have had no issues from filePro. The big issue is when the connection to the mirror is lost and there is a need to re sync the databases. Some of the files are very large. 10 million plus records and that takes time. 

Richard
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> On Aug 17, 2017, at 4:02 PM, Richard Hane via Filepro-list <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:
> 
> I totally agree with Henry and Brian.We are on filePro 5.0.14 ODBC , 16 user, Windows.
> The only problem I have with the license mfr is  it was a real PITA several months ago when we lost one of our servers (with fp on it) and had real problems getting a license to load and work on the new server.  FPech did help us and got it working.  The problem was that our version was so old.
> We would have upgraded if they only did one thing....  A true Windows version.  I would love to use .NET screens and if possible reporting tools like Dev Express.
> ThanksRick Hane
> 
> 
>    On Thursday, August 17, 2017 2:10 PM, Brian K. White via Filepro-list <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 8/16/2017 3:44 PM, Henry Melancon via Filepro-list wrote:
>> My company is still running 5.0.14 and it works fine so far.  We used to upgrade periodically, but apparently there must not have been no upgrades for a period of time after that version because we probably would have upgraded.  Did not FP change hands around this time and nothing was happening????
>> 
>> Anyhow, I have no problem with a licensing scheme, but theirs needs to be more user friendly.......
> 
> You have no problem because you are on the last version before the 
> license manager was inserted.
> 
> That's what we're using too.
> 
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> bkw
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