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The HBAnyware Utility User Manual Page 95
Backup Masters
Introduction
A Backup Master mirrors the security data of the Master Security Client (MSC) in case it has to take over
as the MSC if the MSC is unable to operate or is removed from the security configuration. A Backup
master system receives all the updates to the security configuration on the MSC. However, you cannot
make modifications to the security configuration on a Backup Master.
When the Configurator runs on a Backup Master, the Access Control Group tab looks like the tab on a
non-MSC system. The Access Sub-Group tab shows the ASGs, but you cannot change the ASGs (see
Figure 42 on page 87).
The Backup Master tab is available only when the HBAnyware Security Configurator is running on the
MSC or a Backup Master. Use this tab to set up a system as a Backup Master to the MSC and to replace
the MSC with a Backup Master.
Each time you start the HBAnyware Security Configurator on the MSC and no Backup Master is
assigned, a message warns you that no Backup Master Client is assigned to the security configuration.
If you run the HBAnyware Security Configurator on a Backup Master, a message warns you that you can
only view security information on a Backup Master. Security changes must be made to the MSC.
A Backup Master system receives all the updates that the MSC makes to the security configuration,
therefore it is very important that the Backup Master is online when the HBAnyware Security
Configurator is running on the MSC. Otherwise, updates to the security configuration are not reflected to
the Backup Master. If the Backup Master then becomes the MSC, the security configuration may be
corrupted.
Backup Master Eligible Systems
To be eligible to become a Backup Master, a system must not be a client or server in any ASG. In other
words, it must be either a server in the MSC's Access Control Group (ACG) or an unsecure system. If it
is an unsecure system, it will be secure when it becomes a Backup Master.
Backup Master Tab and Controls
The first time you select the Backup Master tab on the MSC, it looks similar to the following:
Figure 49: Backup Master tab - First Time Selected