Smart Link Backup Question

I have a RV042 small business router. I have the Dual WAN setup in Smart Link Backup mode.
WAN1 is setup for ISP 1 with a static IP Address and DNS servers specified.
WAN2 is setup for ISP 2 with a dynamic IP Addess (Obtain an IP automatically) with no DNS information entered.
If I unplug the cable for WAN1 the router switches to WAN2 fine. The problem I am having is that DNS fails on all of my computers until the cable for WAN1 is reconnected. If while the WAN1 is disconnected I do an ipconfig /release then ipconfig /renew on my computers, DNS lookups then function fine. If I then plug the cable back in for WAN1 I again have to do ipconfig /release then ipconfig /renew on my computers to again have DNS function properly.
Any ideas on how this can be fixed?

Sharon Grady wrote:Tekliu and Simon, I combined your two answers by using the OpenDNS servers in the DHCP Setup screen and then ipconfig /refresh ipconfig /renew on the computers. I then unplugged WAN1. And I was still able to resolve DNS. Thanks!!!!!
No problem, glad it helped you out
Regards Simon
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Dear Roman,
Thank you for reaching Small Business Support Community.
I understand your concern and unfortunately I see no way to configure the failover the way you wish. Just in case you can contact the Small Business Support Center for further assistance;
https://www.cisco.com/en/US/support/tsd_cisco_small_business_support_center_contacts.html
Please let me know if there is anything I may assist you with in the meantime.
Kind regards,
Jeffrey Rodriguez S. .:|:.:|:.
Cisco Customer Support Engineer
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I'm not an artist / designer / ..., still new about using image software editing like photoshop.
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Here is an example :
Hi.
This is my first post here, I'm French, so excuse any English mistake i may do.
I'm not an artist / designer / ..., still new about using image software editing like photoshop.
So i downloaded Photoshop CC to try it because i wanted to do something on my spare time.
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For this I downloaded their card art from their site.
Then i want to add several effect / filter to render them nicely.
So i read and watch many tutorial in this purpose.
I ended with a good result for 1 card.
Here is an example :
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I get a source card art image, adding its red border, embossed it to get relief, adding a gloss effect in 3 different layers (the card art, the border and the gloss effect). Than i duplicate all this layers, swap them vertically and moved down to get a reflection.
I added a gradient to this new group of layers to have a nice fading effect to the reflection.
As I do not want to redo all the process again and again if I change main the source card Art, I want the reflexion to automatically update.
This was done using Smart object, both main source card Art and the (vertically swapped) reflexion card art using the same object storing my different main source card art.
So when i change in this object the main source card art used, it automatically change both the rendered card and its corresponding reflexion.
And then i Added a displacement filter to simulate a water reflection.
And the first problem (solved by now) occurred :
If i want to apply a filter to the group of layers corresponding to the rendered reflexion card, Photoshop have to convert and merged the whole group of layers into another new smart object and then apply a smart filter onto it. That worked but i lost the auto updating of the reflexion as the previous conversion have made Photoshop create in fact a whole new duplicated object storing a my different main source art.
So i partially resolved This by using Smart LINKED object instead of Smart object. I say partially because it is not really fully automated anymore.
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I kinda accelerate this using a action performing a batch of saves to get a "save all" options (that clearly miss in photoshop). But for this i still have to open all my smarted linked object in order to apply the "Save All" batch.
But know I want to generalize the process to cards left, and render my whole card collection.
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I create a new testing psd file in witch i embed several new smart objects each one is an occurence to my template. Here i have to used smart Object and NOT smart LINKED Object because if so i'll always end up with the same rendered card several times. I have to get Phososhop create it own temporary duplicated object so a modification to one don't affect all the others after "Save All" batch on the corresponding working card.
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I change to what source card art I want, and I have to open the reflection smart LINKED Object too in order to apply the "SAve All" batch.
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So I explained in detail, but maybe not clearly, my situation and the step i went through.
TLDR
To summarize : I have a collections of Card art (jpeg).
I created a Template applying effect to render 1 card.
I created another template appliying same effect to render 1 REFLECTED card.
In both i use the same Smart LINKED Object that Store my collection on Card Art.
I make another Smart LINKED Object in the first template that reference the second one.
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I have to do this for EACH of my duplicated template in order to render EACH of my cards.
Definitively not automatic process, and prone to errors.
Do you know a way to fully automatically render my card collection ? The only thing I want to do is chose one time the main source card art for each rendered card.
Finally another way to explain this issue and maybe get an answer is to instead explain simply what I want to do :
I have a collection of (jpeg) card art from an online card game.
I want to render them all with effect (gloss, emboss border, faded and water filtered reflection).
I want to do this automatically.
The only thing i manually want to do is chose the card art to be rendered for each of the card i want to render in my collection.
Here is an image of what i want based on what i've, not automatically, done so far :
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Thanks,
Daniel
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Live cache backup question

Hello Experts,
Iam new to Livecache and AP0 and was trying to understand the process of backups reason i need to perform complete SCM 7.0 systemcoopy . In past i have done system copies and well aware of the procedures .
Here it goes Presently we are on SCM 7.0
Question :--> I see our Livecache is installed on one machine and AP0 on another machine. Iam not aware how Livecache
                       was integrated with AP0.
                       Iam trying to understand how to take backup of livecache and then restore the same in Target.
In LC10
LCA --> ProblemAnalysis --> Logs --> DBA History
i can see that the live cache backups are in getting successfully everyday.
I see that Backup Label as DAT_000000<xxx> and Backup Template as bac214<xxx>.
Where can i see this Backup Template defined ( the path ) .
Can someone provide an insight regarding the live cache backups.
Checked SAP Note 457425 .
--> After system copy how would i integrate Livecache and AP0 .
Thanks in Advance.
Medha

Hello Medha,
1.
a)
Please review all recommended steps in the SAP note:
886103     System Landscape Copy for SAP SCM
when you are planning to do the SCM system copy.
For SAP liveCache documentation please see the SAP note 767598.
b)
SAP link:
SAP liveCache technology
-> Best Practices for Solution Management: mySAP SCM
review:
"Checklist for Recovery of SAP APO liveCache >= 7.4"
< It will be helpful to practice the steps of the document on the test liveCache instance first >
2.
Sessions: http://maxdb.sap.com/training/
=>
Session 2: Basic Administration with Database Studio
Session 3: CCMS Integration into the SAP System
Session 11: SAP MaxDB Backup and Recovery
Those sessions will help you. If you still have some questions after that => update the thread.
4.
Took classes for the MAXDB database administration or get the SAP consulting support.
Regards, Natalia Khlopina

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