Centaur: SQL and Management Server Redundancy

Standalone Failover application for Milestone Systems Management Server and SQL Server

Updated on Thursday, September 1, 2022
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Centaur® will contribute to increased security by maximizing system uptime, eliminating a single point of failure, and decreasing the deployment cost, without the need to use proprietary clustering mechanisms and without the need for dedicated storage and advanced IT personnel skills.
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Up to < 1000
What is needed

From 6SS

  • Centaur
6SS Management Failover Server Centaur License (to cluster two XProtect Management Servers)
6SS SQL Centaur License (To cluster two Microsoft SQL Servers)

Centaur Application v1.1.32 or above

From Milestone Systems

  • Milestone XProtect
Overview
How it works
How to install
Overview

Centaur: SQL and Management Server Redundancy - Standalone Failover application for Milestone Systems Management Server and SQL Server

6SS Centaur® is an application that groups two Milestone Management Servers and two SQL Servers into a virtual entity. The primary XProtect Combined server and the secondary XProtect Combined server will each have its own physical IP address. They will be combined together to form a virtual server with its own separate virtual IP address.
All Milestone XProtect components, including the Event, Log, Recording, Mobile, and Microsoft SQL Servers, will be configured to use the Virtual IP Address in all their system communications. 6SS Centaur® will forward the data to the relevant server. Centaur will replicate and synchronize the real-time data once the Primary Server is down and will assure that the secondary server will take over in case the primary server goes down with minimal downtime period.

Key features

  • Seamless Management Server and Microsoft SQL Server Failover
  • Support Microsoft SQL Express, Standard and Enterprise edition 2012 or above
  • Support Milestone XProtect Corporate, XProtect Expert, XProtect Professional + & XProtect Express+
  • Does not require a dedicated storage/dedicated server/advanced IT skills; does not depend on proprietary clustering technologies
  • Real-time data synchronization and automatic switching between primary and secondary servers with no data loss

Area of practice

Central Monitoring
How it works

How to install

Documentation

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Specification

Required 6SS product(s)
Milestone XProtect Corporate, XProtect Expert, XProtect Professional + & XProtect Express+ Microsoft SQL Express, Standard and Enterprise edition 2012 or above Centaur application

Has proven compatibility with the following Milestone versions:

  • XProtect
    Express+
    2021 R2, 10/27 2021
  • XProtect
    Corporate
    2021 R2, 10/27 2021
  • XProtect
    Expert
    2021 R2, 10/27 2021
  • XProtect
    Essential+
    2021 R2, 10/27 2021
  • XProtect
    Professional+
    2021 R2, 10/27 2021

Is also expected to work with:

  • XProtect
    Express+
    2020 R3, 11/12 2020 and later
  • XProtect
    Corporate
    2020 R3, 11/12 2020 and later
  • XProtect
    Expert
    2020 R2, 06/09 2020 and later
  • XProtect
    Essential+
    2020 R3, 11/12 2020 and later
  • XProtect
    Professional+
    2020 R3, 11/12 2020 and later

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