Test Failover and Validation
Document the entire failover process and ensure that it can be followed by any member of your infrastructure team.
Complete the items listed in the following table when testing failover and validation.
Item to complete | Description |
|---|---|
Change the JDBC.properties file to point to the new Enforce Server DB. | Point to the new Enforce Server, which means adjusting the host, port, and service_name to point to the new database instance. You also adjust the host, port, and service_name values on the server. For Windows, update the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Symantec > Data Loss Prevention > Enforce Server > vv.u > Installation .For Linux, update values at /etc/Symantec/DataLossPrevention/EnforceServer/<DLP Version>/Installation/ |
Disable DLP services on the primary server. Errors occur if services start up during the failover test. | Prior to performing the failover test, note the oldest and newest incidents. After failover, confirm that the oldest and newest incidents are present. |
Disable LOB externalization in the Protect.properties file to test new incidents coming in. | Confirm that you can see all tabs and that no data is garbled. Also confirm that the highlighted data is present. Once you have validated the incident highlights, you can trigger the LOB Migration, which moves the incident LOB details to the External Storage location. |