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Version: 6.12

Patriot Configurator

The Patriot Configurator program can be used to edit the settings of all the Patriot programs installed on the machine. It can also be used to Manage the services on this machine, and change the roll of a mirrored server.

The program can be run from the desktop icon, or from Programs > Patriot > Patriot Configurator.

Configuration​

Each program component installed on this machine will be visable. You can maintain the settings for each component by clicking on the Spanner button:

Spanner Button

Data Service Settings​

Data Service settings
Data Service settings
  • Host Port: The network port which the data service will accept client connections from. Recommend this is left as the default of 8001 unless this port is already in use on this machine.
  • SQL server name: The name of the SQL server instance hosting the Patriot Database.
  • SQL Failover Server: Refer to Database Mirroring documentation
  • SQL login details: Windows or SQL authentication details for the SQL server instance.

Task Service Settings​

Task Service settings
Task Service settings
  • Server: The name or IP address of the machine where the primary Patriot Data Service is installed.
  • Backup Server: The name or IP address of the machine where the backup Patriot Data Service is installed.
  • Server Port: The port number which the data service is running on. This should match the Host Port setting from the data service. Normally this is 8001.
  • Automatic Backup Failover: If checked the Task Service will automatically failover to the Backup Data Service if it detects a signal logging fault.
    • Defaults to disabled and is only recommended when using Database Mirroring as it will otherwise lead to your Primary and Backup databases diverging.
    • When the AlternateAddressRetryWait setting is enabled in the task service configuration file, the task service will periodically retry connectivity to the primary server, and switch back automatically once available.
    • Patriot service clustering is the preferred redundancy solution. Dual Path signalling is a preferable method of sending signals from one task service to multiple Patriot Data Services.
    • A Backup Connection Module is also available which allows additional alternative primary/backup addresses to be specified.

Client Settings​

The Client settings are not able to be configured using the configurator. These can be set when running the client, from the login window.

Service Manager​

Installed services on this machine can also be started / stopped / restarted using the configurator.

Starting/Stopping tasks with configurator
Starting/Stopping tasks with configurator

The cog icon will be spinning if the service is running. The Play, Stop, Restart buttons can be used to change the status of the service.

Service Manager with Failover Cluster​

If you are using Windows Failover Clustering, you need to use Windows Cluster Manager to start/stop services. We recommend disabling the start/stop buttons by ticking the option: "Service is in Failover Cluster". If this option is selected, a button will appear allows you to open the Windows Cluster Manager. See the High Availability Overview for general information about High Availability and Windows Clustering High Availability.