Appendix B: HA for V6x00 and Virtual Appliances
Configuring HA for V6x00 and Virtual Appliances
DSM Installation and Configuration Guide
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Note
Sometimes, when DSM nodes are spread far apart geographically, or are in a cloud environment, the Join
function takes so long that the ssh session times out and terminates automatically before the Join can
finish. If the Join function fails, type:
join longwait
to make the join command proceed in a 'longwait
mode' (as opposed to the 'normalwait' mode). The difference between the two modes is the duration that it
waits for the node replication status state to be set to 'ready.' Longwait waits for approximately twice as
long as the normalwait mode.
4. Follow the prompts:
a. Type
yes
to continue.
b. For
HA Initial Server host name
, type the hostname of HA Node 1.
c. For
Initial Security Server system administrator name
, type the UI admin name for the
Current
node.
d. For
Initial Security Server system administrator password
, type the UI admin password for the
Current
node.
System Response
:
This node may have multiple IP addresses. All the agents will have to connect to the
Security Server using the same IP.
Enter the host name of this node. This will be used by Agents to talk to this Security
Server.
This Security Server host name[dsm15100.i.vormetric.com]:
Please enter the following information for key and certificate generation.
5. The HA cluster will issue the certificate using the information you provide in the following steps:
e. What is the name of your organization? []:
f. What is the name of your City or Locality? []:
a. What is the name of your organizational unit? []:
b. What is the name of your State or Province? []:
c. What is your two-letter country code? [US]:
d. What is your email address? []:
e. What is the validity period of the generated certificate (from 2 to 10 years)? [10]:
System Response:
WARNING: The following information you entered will be used to join this server to the
HA cluster, please make sure the information is correct
Initial Security Server host name:HaNode1.i.vormetric.com
Initial Security Server system administrator name:voradmin
Initial Security Server system administrator password:xxxxxxxx
This Security Server host name[dsm15100.i.vormetric.com]:HaNode2.i.vormetric.com
The name of your organizational unit: TP
The name of your organization: Thales
The name of your City or Locality: SJ
The name of your State or Province: CA
Your two-letter country code[US]: US
What is your email address: [email protected]
Restore original host assignment back to this node (yes|no)[yes]:
Continue? (yes|no)[no]: yes
6. Type
yes
to continue.
7. The installation utility creates certificates, completes the installation process, and then starts the HA node. This
may take a few minutes.
The CA certificate fingerprint is displayed.