| Local server |
The current machine the configuration is for |
| Remote server |
The machine this configuration is NOT for (peer) |
| Primary server |
The machine that is to be the primary server (always starts on this machine) |
| Secondary server |
The machine to switch to when a failover from the Primary server is initiated |
| Virtual IP |
A reserved IP address NOT configured on any machine but is reserved for the current server to use. The active machine acquires this IP. |
| Active server |
The machine that is using the shared IP (active) |
| Passive server |
The machine that is NOT using the shared IP (passive) |
| Peer |
The other machine |