Best Practice for Test Server Environment
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Run the test on a separate network (separate DNS from your production, so the 2 servers running PointCentral cannot see each other) (separate networks prevent IIS from attempting to ‘load balance’ which is a default action of IIS, and will cause loan file loss and or loss of data).
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Use a unique DNS host name and IP address (don’t try and reuse the same as production, this will cause conflicts).
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For clarity to the user it is best to use unique user logins between the 2 systems (don’t use same user ID & passwords in both systems) this applies to the admin user account as well.
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Separate SQL server as well.
Note: Finally for a true “test” environment the test server should be a replica of the production system, so if running VM or hardware or other specific system environment variables should be duplicated for a true and accurate test.