Providing DRC solution for ATMs in the enterprise network

Hi all,
I am looking for ideas on how to provide a Disaster Recovery solution for thousands of ATMs (Automated Teller Machine) deployed in the bank enterprise network. The solution should consider
the following facts:-
1.- Having the ATMs switch the connection to the Server at DRC shouldn't be automatic. This situation might last for the next few years until DRC becomes mirror image of primary data center.
2.- The ATM servers at the primary and disaster recovery center is single server equipped with high availability (Tandem). I mean to say, there is no SLBs invloved in the connection
3.- The application running on the ATMs is calling the ATM Server by hardcoded IP address in the application. The bank is willing to visit the ATMs to change once and forever.
I see source natting as the most appropriate solution, however your opanion and expertise are appreciated.
Thanks
Sami

Sami,
what kind of solution are you looking for ?
Is the concern the connection from ATM to central location ?
Or is it a concern about the server at the central location ?
For connection issues, I don't see any other solution than providing multiple lines.
If the concern is the single server, you could have a loadbalancer somewhere in your network.
The loadbalancer can use probes to check the health of the server.
If the primary fails, or is unreachable, you can automatically redirect the traffic to the standby.
ATM machines will point to the virtual ip (you could reuse the current ip and assign a new one to the servers).
Not sure where to place the loadbalancer without a better idea of the problem to solve and the network.
Gilles.

Similar Messages

  • Recommended transition solution for ISP:s with enterprise customers?

    What would be the recommended solution(s) for ISP:s with enterprises only as customers?
    It both needs to support IPv6 and at the same time save IPv4 resources.
    Thanks in advance!

    Hi,
    There  are many possible choice for a soft transition of the Service Provider:
    - Dual-Stack
    The SP can run both protocols in the backbone for a while so he can test IPv6 Service by switching some part of the Network to IPv6 Only and see if it is OK. In case there is a problem he can get back to dual-stack, fix the issue and resume its testing until it is Ok and he can allow IPv6 Only.
    - It is possible to provide IPv6 Service without upgrading the backbone to IPv6 Immediately using 6RD if the backbone is IPv4 or 6PE /6VPE (I did the dev-test for 6PE and 6VPE for CISCO for 3 years) if the backbone is IPv4/MPLS. This way the SP can start providing both IPv4 and IPv6 without upgrading the backbone. He can then move slowly to IPv6 with a Dual-Stack period not to switch immediately to IPv6 and allow to fallback if soething is not properly configured to work in IPv6 Only.
    With 6VPE, the customer benefit of a dual-stack VPN and recently, CISCO has improved the Support of Multicast in MPLS which was main weakness of MPLS based solutions.
    Once the SP has migrated to IPv6 Only, it is still possible to offer dual-stack, IPv4 and IPv6 service to its customers using DS-Lite or better, A+P when it will be available as A+P (dIVI-pd based) does not rely on CGN which has a couple of drawbacks for the SPs.
    Once the Customer has migrated to IPv6 Only, it is also still possible to access some IPv4 resources (Networks, servers, applications) using NAT64.
    I have a presentation for you:
    http://www.slideshare.net/fredbovy/transition-to-ipv6-and-security
    And you will find more on my page:
    http://www.fredbovy.com
    I will be glad to help you further.
    Fred Bovy
    15 years ccie #3013
    18 years ccsi #33517 (former #95003)
    IPv6 Forum Gold Certified Engineer
    IPv6 Forum Gold Certified Trainer
    Email: [email protected]
    Web: http://www.fredbovy.com
    Wicki: http://www.fredbovy.com/MediaWiki
    Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Fr

  • I want to find any backup and recovery solution for SharePoint server 2013 enterprise

    Dear Expertise,
    Recent set up SharePoint server 2013 Enterprise, and looking for backup and recovery solution, does the built in Windows Backup can handle it, and how?
    KF

    Hi,
    According to your post, my understanding is that you wanted to know some backup and restore solution for SharePoint 2013.
    There are two Technet articles about the backup and restore, you can have a look at them.
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee428315(v=office.15).aspx
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee662536(v=office.15).aspx
    You can also use some third-part software tools to achieve the same scenario.
    http://www.avepoint.com/products/sharepoint-infrastructure-management/data-protection/
    http://www.sharepointreviews.com/sharepoint-reviews-articles/sharepoint-administration/254-sharepoint-backup-recovery-evaluation
    Thanks & Regards,
    Jason
    Jason Guo
    TechNet Community Support

  • My solution for ATM machine-Fo​r CLD

    HI all,
    I have solved the ATM machine example for CLD. i request you all to review it and provide mr the valuable comments on it . So that i can improve on it.
    Attachments:
    ATM machine.zip ‏149 KB

    Why do you have an array of strings for the states? You never have more than one element in the array and no mechanism for handling more than one if you had them.
    You have some wires hidden behind other objects, particularly in several of the value changed event cases.  This makes it more difficult to tell what those wires do.
    The indicators for ATM Messages and Left and Right Menus do not have their labels showing on the BD.  Although all the wires leading to them are labeled, I found it distracting to not have the indicator labels visible.  I was double clicking them to see what they were.
    If you enter alpha characters in a deposit transaction, you get the dialog warning about disallowed characters, .... and then it processes the transaction anyway.  Try depositing "500.e" and check balances before and after.
    You do not document why some shift registers are initialized and others are not.
    Interesting that you only read the Account info file during init.  This probably would not work on a real ATM system where multiple accesses to an account (from multiple machines) could occur while the transaction is taking place.  I worked on ATM hardware design back in the early days of the devices and your approach would never have occurred to me.
    I have not taken the exam yet, but I suspect that this might pass.
    Lynn

  • Developing solutions for small and medium enterprises (FREE)?

    I heard that Oracle Express DATABASE is free. Is it absolutely true?
    Also I heard that if you use developer (forms, reports builder) and you leave the FMX / REP files in your customer it is also for free (no license cost).
    How true is it?
    Oh, the real question is...
    what would you suggest?
    Developing small solutions in web (with VISUAL STUDIO <dot net>) connecting with ORACLE EXPRESS?
    or Still use developer 6.1 (remember for small and medium enterprises).
    I suggest your comments.
    gracias

    That is only half true, and the part about Oracle Express only applies as long as the database remains less than 1 GB in size.
    I have not heard any indication that Developer 6i/9i/10g content can be developed and used without a license. Oracle Applications Express (HTMLDB replacement) is a cool Free tool that interacts well with Oracle Express.
    Applications Express Forum
    Oracle Application Express (APEX)
    Oracle Applications Express Home Page
    http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/application_express/index.html
    Oracle Express Downloads
    http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/xe/htdocs/102xelinsoft.html
    Oracle Express Documentation
    http://www.oracle.com/pls/xe102/homepage

  • Here is a solution for Captivate swallowing the first syllable of spoken text

    It happens occasionaly to me, using Captivate 8, that text which was generated by the text-to-speech feature is not fully audible when the slide is displayed (even in a preview!).
    I found the following solution for it:
    Go to the problematic slide
    In the top menu, click Audio | Edit | Slide
    Position the red Playhead cursor at the audio's start
    Click the "Insert silence" icon (the right-most icon under the Edit menu-item)
    A small pop-up window shows "insert 1 sec. at Playhead position".  Click OK.
    Click Save.
    Now when you replay the slide, there is a good chance that the first syllable of the text is audible.
    Nathan
    the Netherlands

    Yop, Swing version >= Swing 1.1.1 Beta 1
    has this feature, add HTML to JButton, JLabel, JToolTip ... etc
    And default JTree, JTable use JLabel renderer ==> so by default JTree, JTable also can use HTML too.
    And the furture of Swing will make Menu Item can set HTML text.
    :-)))

  • The BEST solution for gmail on the iPhone

    OK, so after much poking around, I finally figured out the best solution for using gmail on the iPhone: IMAP support.
    While I think Google is still rolling this out to all users, once you get it, USE IT! It basically keeps your mail app synced with gmail, and even supports the use of folders/labels.
    To see if your gmail account is ready for IMAP, go to the settings option in gmail and see if one of the tabs says "Forwarding and POP/IMAP." If you don't have IMAP available on your account yet, it won't say IMAP.
    Here's some links to get you started:
    setting up IMAP for gmail on your iPhone:
    https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77702
    how actions in your mail app sync to gmail:
    https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77657
    I hope this helps out everyone as much as it's helped me. I was a little frustrated before using POP, but gotta love IMAP! I'm not too sure the impact that this has on your battery life, but so far it's working well for me. Enjoy!

    Gmail and IMAP have totally change my tune about the iPhone's email abilities. I was getting frustrated with the inability to reliably get mail (Message has not been downloaded...), sync (have to delete mail from both iPhone and desktop Mac), etc., but now I have all my POP email accounts automatically forward to my Gmail account, and I only check Gmail with the iPhone and MacPro. So far, it's a whole new iPhone experience! No more errors - ALL mail comes through perfectly - and no need to manually sync!
    Note that, when setting up the Gmail/IMAP accounts, do NOT simply update your old POP Gmail settings on your Mac or iPhone! Start with a FRESH new account. I couldn't get either the iPhone or Mac to work until I started with a fresh account.
    Also, I was unable to send mail from the iPhone using the smtp.gmail address, so I had changed the outgoing mail setting to use my regular ISP's smtp address. But, at some point (a few minutes later or a few hours, I don't know) when I checked the Gmail settings on the iPhone, it had magically changed itself to smtp.gmail, with the port number, and it has been working perfectly ever since! Maybe IMAP can atomatically correct this info? Not sure.
    One more thing. Once you have Gmail IMAP working, then you MUST go here:
    http://5thirtyone.com/archives/862
    Follow these directions exactly. This is a necessary set of steps in order to make your iPhone and Mac sync correctly, so that trashed mail on the iPhone will go in the trash on your desktop Mac, etc. It's pretty freaky to check email on the iPhone, and then go to your Mac Mail a few minutes later, and see all the newly trashed (or saved/read) emails perfectly synched up!
    A final note. Once this is all working and synching, remember that if you delete an email on your iPhone, it gets deleted on the desktop Mac Mail as well (and vice-versa)... which is exactly what you want to happen, but I find that I have to remember to keep the mail that I want to save on the iPhone's inbox until I get back to my desktop Mac. Otherwise, I have to manually remove it from the trash to save it!

  • VRF Lite running in the enterprise network

    Hello everybody
    Altough VRF lite (or Mulit VRF) seems to be a Service Provider Tecnology.
    Does it make sense to use it in an Enterprise Network to isolate Networks from others ?
    I cant find any design paper which describes if this would make sense.
    What do you think. Is someone using it ? Does Cisco recommend it ?

    Yes, VRF-lite SHOULD be used in an Enterprise environment to isolate the different security classes of devices.
    In the past you would isolate different groups of users using Layer1, i.e. separate hubs either totally isolated or connected together by a router with ACLs. Since the PCs were only connected at shared 10 Mbit and the routers were such low performance and worms weren't really prevalent, this was not a big security issue at the time.
    Then we migrated to VLANs, which essentially allowed Layer2 isolation within the same switch to provide the same functionality of separating different classes of users and to break up broadcast domains. Unfortunately, everyone connected the VLANs together at Layer3 with a router (or SVI) which essentially connected everything together again! And almost no one gets the ACLs right (if at all) to isolate the VLANs from each other. In fact, in most cases every VLAN can automatically reach every other VLAN from a Layer3 or IP perspective. This is a huge security problem.
    Enter VRF-lite, essentially created by Cisco as their tag switching migrated to standards based MPLS and had a need to isolate Layer3 security domains from each other within the same switch (or router). Think of VLANs for routing tables. VRF stands for 'Virtual Route Forwarding', which basically means separate routing tables. Since VRF-lite is a per-switch feature (running locally to the switch) you will need to use other technologies to connect multiple VRF-lite switches together and keep the traffic isolated, see below.
    What makes this so secure is that there is no command within the switch to connect different VRFs together within the same switch. You would need to connect a cable between two ports on the same switch configured in different VRFs to be able to communicate between them (recent IOS 12.2SR allows tunnels with different source VRFs but that is a corner case). The reason for this is simple, remember the basis for VRF (and VRF-lite) is for a service provider to isolate multiple customers from each other within the same switch. Just like an ATM, Frame-Relay, SONET, or Optical switch, the command line makes it very difficult (or impossible) to accidentally connect 2 different customers together.
    Think about that. Even if someone was able to get ssh enable access to your switch (you aren't running telnet anymore, right?!), they CAN'T connect 2 VRFs together with any command.
    And, yes, this is highly recommended by Cisco Engineers and is actually deployed far more than you think. I have VRF-lite running on at least 10 client's networks and those are LARGE networks. VRF-lite was integrated into the environment purely to solve a Layer3 security class isolation issue. I have used Layer3 dot1q trunks on c6500 switches and tunnels to keep isolated connectivity between VRFs between switches.
    In Cisco speak, VRF-lite falls under the topic of 'Path Isolation' which is combined with other features that isolate traffic within the same network such as dot1q trunking, tunneling, VPN, policy-routing, and MPLS. Do a search on Cisco's web site for 'path isolation' and you will find a bunch of info.
    See the following URLs for a good start:
    http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns658/networking_solutions_design_guidances_list.html
    http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns658/netbr0900aecd804a17db.html
    http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns658/networking_solutions_white_paper0900aecd804a17c9.shtml
    As always, rate all posts appropriately, particularly those that provide value and don't be shy about following up with additional questions or comments.
    Good luck!

  • IPad on the Enterprise network

    Hello All -
    I am looking to get some more information on the iPad in the enterprise. We are currently using Cisco wireless running a corporate SSID using WPA+WPA2 with AES and 802.1X.
    Is anyone running iPad's in the 802.1X enterprise? We use a Device CA for all of our devices, is it possible to use this on the iPad or do you have to use client CA?
    I am using the iPad configuration utility to try and configure my test iPad, but it doesn't seem to work like I need it to. I get to a certain point and it wants username and password. I do not want a user to have to login, so this would lead me to believe client CA needs to be used and not Device CA.
    Can anyone help me out?

    First, try a system reset.  It cures many ills and it's quick, easy and harmless...
    Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until you see the Apple logo.  Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears.  You will not lose any apps, data, music, movies, settings, etc.
    If the Reset doesn't work, try a Restore.  Note that it's nowhere near as quick as a Reset.  It could take well over an hour!  Connect via cable to the computer that you use for sync.  From iTunes, select the iPad/iPod and then select the Summary tab.  Follow the on-screen directions for Restore and be sure to say "yes" to the backup.  You will be warned that all data (apps, music, movies, etc.) will be erased but, as the Restore finishes, you will be asked if you wish the contents of the backup to be copied to the iPad/iPod.  Again, say "yes."
    At the end of the basic Restore, you will be asked if you wish to sync the iPad/iPod.  As before, say "yes."  Note that that sync selection will disappear and the Restore will end if you do not respond within a reasonable time.  If that happens, only the apps that are part of the IOS will appear on your device.  Corrective action is simple -  choose manual "Sync" from the bottom right of iTunes.
    If you're unable to do the Restore, go into Recovery Mode per the instructions here.  You WILL lose all of your data (game scores, etc,) but, for the most part, you can redownload apps and music without be charged again.  Also, if you have IOS-7, read this.

  • Trying to set up my brand new MacBook Pro and it does not connect with the wifi network I have selected for this purpose. Nothing wrong with the wifi as both my iPad and iPhone are happily connected. Suggestions for connecting to the wifi network accepted

    Setting up my brand new MacBook Pro and it will not connect to the wifi network. Nothing wrong with the network which is happily working for my iPhone and iPad! Suggestions accepted for making this connection.

    Fixing this is a two step process:
    1) System preferences > WiFi/Airport ...
    ... check [√] Ask to join new networks
    "Known networks will be joined automatically.
    If no known networks are available, you will
    be asked before joining a new network."
    2) Remove unwanted networks from the list of "known" networks under
    System preferences > WiFi/Airport > (Advanced) > | Airport/WiFi pane ...
    Close the window and save changes. If no joy, do a restart to ensure you are playing under the new rules.

  • LabVIEW Application Developer (CLA) - Provide LabVIEW solution for SME & MNC - Singapore based

    Hi ,
    I have accumulated years of experience in creating LabVIEW application for SME & MNC.
    In order to deliver quality solution to customer, please expect the following routine:
    Requirement gathering on software application.
    Translate business requirement into software specification, software model and architecture.
    Application coding and regular review with client. 
    Continuously application improvement and maintenance based on user feedback.
    Part of my experiences: 
    LabVIEW application development with rich-GUI features.
    Process automation or data analysis through communication (Express Controller/Serial/USB/Bluetooth etc.) in between customized hardwares and LabVIEW application.
    High pincount Digital data generation & acquisition. 
    Provide best-fit NI PXI hardwares (Digital/Analog/Serial IO/PMU etc) for customer's business requirement. 
    Visual Studio.NET programming, SQL, Scripting. 
    LabVIEW Real-time, LabVIEW FPGA
    Please feel free to drop me an email at [email protected] for a non-obligatory discussion. 
    Thanks for reading. 
    Regards,
    Drawsome

    Please look into my profile at linked in https://in.linkedin.com/in/prashantpatel21 I m interested.
    Regards,
    PBP (CLAD)
    Labview 6.1 - 2014
    KUDOS ARE WELCOMED.
    If your problem get solved then mark as solution.

  • Can anyone provide a solution for this problem

    hi all,
    In my page i am using a dropdown component , a table component and hyperlink and a button. whenever i click on the button the table component will populate values based on the selected values from the dropdown.
    The hyperlink is for opening a new window the same values as in the table component but in a pdf file.
    For that i have taken the help from one of the group members solution.
    Now i have set the target property of the hyperlink to new window. And in the hyperlink action method i have written the code for calling a servlet.Now the new window is opening fine with correct values.After that only the problem comes.Now if new window closed or not if i change the dropdown values that page is not getting refreshed.i.e. the table component is not refreshing with correct values.Also the button component which is supposed to work for displaying data in the table starts working like the hyperlink i.e . if i click the button it is opening the new window with the values which should have displayed in the table.
    bye the my page is inside a tabset which is inside a parent tabset
    I don't know whether my explanation about the problem is clear or not.
    but any help from anyone is appreciated.
    Interestingly if i navigate to some other tabs inside the main tabsets the table component get refreshed. but after clicking the hyperlink the same problem continues.
    is there any other component i can use to open the window and display the servlet's data
    Any valuable suggestions is expected,
    Thanks and regards,
    rpk

    maybe these links will help answer your question but if not come on back:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5442965&#5442965
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5320620&#5320620
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5090887&#5090887
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5438220&#5438220
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5299609&#5299609

  • Simple solution for Apple re: the ipod hearing damage issue;-)

    All those stories on pods damaging hearing
    http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/14/health/main1403418.shtml
    First you have to be an idiot to turn it way way up; but the simple solution Apple can easily do is to make the volume control level bar turn red when it gets to a possibly damaging level for those folks who can't figure it out themselves...;-) That could be a simple update to add some color.....
    [Apple can send me adequate compensation for my brilliant suggestion, I'd suggest a 40gig ipod;-)]

    Don't tell us, tell Apple. : )
    http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipod.html

  • Hi, I am looking for a printing solution for iPads in the office space, my question is how can I print from iPads and if the iPads are connected to a wifi router on a network would I be able to print from a networked printer?

    Hi
    We are looking at placing iPads in our offices but need to understand the printing options available? I have a number of questions?
    1/ Would I be able to print to a networked printer?
    2/ what would be the best WIFI Printer available for extensive printing?
    3/ Are there any other printing options available?
    Thank you in advance!

    The roll over logs all have the same name exact the extension is .lo_ , So.. I'm not sure what you are looking for.
    Garth Jones | My blogs: Enhansoft and
    Old Blog site | Twitter:
    @GarthMJ

  • Solution for one of the requirement

    Hi All,
    I'm Having column : WIP_Date ,Which is having date data as below.
    Ex : 01/march/10
    02/march/10
    03/march/10
    04/march/10
    05/march/10
    06/march/10
    07/march/10
    08/march/10
    09/march/10
    10/march/10
    11/march/10
    12/march/10
    13/march/10
    14/march/10
    15/march/10
    16/march/10 Etc...
    But I need 01/march/10 ,08/march/10,15/march/10......(week Interval ) on X-axis of graph.
    How we'll get it from WIP_Date column.
    -Suresh.

    Hi,
    This could be done by adding another column in report & in the edit column formula use function of WEEK_OF_YEAR(WIP_Date) to the WIP_Date column field.and add this column on the X-axis.It will work.

Maybe you are looking for