Managing a Multi-Site Deployment

In a multi-site deployment of Loftware Spectrum, a Spectrum instance A Spectrum Application Server and a Spectrum Database Server that are associated with each other by a Spectrum License. at one site A geographical location, such as the location of a Spectrum instance or a remote computer. is synchronized with Spectrum instances at other sites. Unlike a high availability deployment in which all Spectrum Application Servers are peers, a multi-site deployment has a headquarters (HQ) The location of a Spectrum Application Server and Spectrum Database Server that are associated with facilities. These servers must be associated with a Spectrum license for which Usage is set to Production and Multi-Site is set to true. Each HQ can communicate with multiple facilities. By synchronizing, an HQ can replicate objects to facilities and replicate transactional data generated at facilities back to the HQ. that communicates with a facility An object in Spectrum that represents the location of a Spectrum Application Server and Spectrum Database Server that are associated with a headquarters (HQ). These servers must be associated with a Spectrum license for which Usage is set to Facility and Multi-Site is set to true. Each facility can communicate with only one headquarters. By synchronizing, an HQ can replicate objects to facilities and replicate transactional data generated at facilities back to the HQ. or facilities, but the facilities are not aware of each other. Objects such as label templates and devices can be configured at the headquarters and replicated to each facility. Any job data generated at facilities can be replicated to the headquarters.

In System , you can manually initiate or cancel the replication of objects from headquarters to a facility, manually initiate or cancel the replication of transactional data used for auditing from a facility to a headquarters, and review the status of synchronization.

Note: Facilities and other functionality related to multi-site deployment are available only if your Spectrum license has the Multi-Site property enabled. Some options are displayed only if you are signed in to the headquarters site.

Tip: It is recommended that you install the Spectrum application and database at each facility site before you create the facility object in Spectrum. The name of the root folder in Spectrum must be the same at the headquarters site and at each facility site associated with that headquarters. The headquarters and facility sites must be able to communicate, but facilities are not required to be able to communicate with each other.