Installing a failover collector

this page explains how to install and configure a failover collector for an existing collector step 1 install the failover collector follow the standard steps to docid\ iv4 sd56tdxcqkrkcj4kv on the target machine complete the initial registration so that the collector appears in the historian step 2 configure failover go to the collectors page in the historian select the collector you want to configure failover for toggle the failover switch a new panel called failover settings will appear under the settings tab configure the failover collector using the docid\ efzfcl9 k82ilrgmpzksj notes make sure the failover collector is installed on a separate machine from the primary collector for redundancy verify that the failover collector has network access to the historian and the same configuration as the primary collector where needed