# Add a Failover Record

<figure><img src="/files/B3VIYs6Hk0ibkjhm86iZ" alt=""><figcaption><p>setting</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/sYkOpgYCHtNKXIFlWfQC" alt=""><figcaption><p>setting dialog box</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/mw9396AmMI3THstz2G6U" alt=""><figcaption><p>example</p></figcaption></figure>

1. [Create Health Check Template](/gettingstart/healthcheck/createtemplate.md)
2. Click on the "Settings" in the dropdown menu on the right side of the default record box.
3. Select the health check template that just created and click on "Confirm".
4. Click on the "+" on the left side of the default record box, add a new record as and set it as secondary, then click on "confirm"
5. The platform will create [health check tasks](/gettingstart/healthcheck/hctask.md) for all records that have health checks enabled.


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