Difference between revisions of "Reload Cluster"

Revision as of 17:29, 14 February 2017

When GroupWise is implemented in a cluster there are a few extra steps needed to configure Reload to operate successfully.

In this example there are three servers:

• Reload Server
• GroupWise Cluster Node 1 (NODE1)
• GroupWise Cluster Node 2 (NODE2)

New Installation Collector/Server Model

On the Reload Server:

• Install Reload on the Reload server
• Create a Post Office Profile for the Post Office on the GroupWise Cluster
• If upgrading a standard server model profile to a Collector/Server model profile:
  • In Reload Web Administration, choose the profile and go to the Configure tab for the profile.
  • Select the Post Office and POA Settings panel
  • Find the line Note: Disk Space Required for Collector
  • Check on each node that there is sufficient space for the collector and data on each node. Note: This calculation does not take Document Management Libraries into account. If you wish to add DMS, multiple the size of the GWDMS directory structure by 2.
• Set "Allow Paired Collector" to Enabled

On GroupWise Cluster Node 1 (NODE1):

• Install the Reload Collector Software on NODE1
  • Browse to the Reload Server and select the appropriate collector software from the Tools dropdown menu and select go, or copy the software from the Reload server found in the directory:

/opt/beginfinite/reload/setup/collector/reload_collector.rpm

• • Run the following command from the terminal:

rpm -ivh reload_collector.rpm

• Exchange SSH keys with the Reload Server
  • Run the following command from the terminal:

ssh-copy-id -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub <address of the Reload Server>

• • This is to setup the ssh connection so NODE1 can rsync with Reload without being prompted for a password. This must be successful before proceeding.
• Create a Reload Collector Profile
  • Run the following command from the terminal:

reload

• • Choose Create Profile
  • Select "Create (Create Profile)"
  • Select "Post Office (Create a New GroupWise Post Office Profile)"
  • Give the Profile a Name. The profile name should not exceed eight characters. Use letters and numbers only, no spaces or other characters. For example: po. Be aware, that a profile cannot be renamed, once it has been created. Choose the name wisely. Perhaps you will want to name the profile so that its name is the same as the GroupWise post office or domain that the profile represents. Select the Next button.
  • Give the Profile a Description. The profile description should not exceed 60 characters and should not have comma(,), nor dollar sign($) characters. For example: Domain Collector. The description of the profile will be added to the Agent Log when backup jobs are run for the profile. Select the Next button.
  • Enter the path or browse to the local destination directory to store the backup data. For example: /reload. This path can be a location on the Linux server, or an NFS mount to another Linux/Unix server, or to a SAN. The path should always be available; Reload is not configured to mount paths in order to access stored data. Also, the path should be to a location that has a lot of disk space available. Select the Next button.
  • Confirm the path to the local destination directory
  • Choose the server type: "Collector (A Local Post Office/Domain Paired to a Reload Server)". Select the Next button.
  • Enter the TCP/IP Address or DNS hostname for the Reload server this collector will be paired with. Select the Next button.
  • A terminal session will appear to prompt you to accept an SSH key and enter the password for the Reload server.
  • Enter the SSH port used by the Reload server (default port: 22)
  • Enter the destination path the data will be stored in on the Reload server. This is the destination directory you entered when creating the Paired Server on the Reload server.
  • Enter the source path to the local destination directory entered earlier on the GroupWise server. For example: /groupwise/po
  • Confirm the path to the local source directory
  • A summary of the profile settings will appear. Select the OK button.
  • Test and Initialization:
    • If the profile is correct, select the Test button.
    • If the profile is not correct, select the Skip button.
  • The profile creation wizard tests and initializes the newly created profile and prepares it to accept a pairing request from a Paired Collector and initializes the newly created profile and prepares it to accept a pairing request from a Paired Collector.
• Browse to the Reload Web Administration page on NODE1. For example, http://NODE1:5555.
  • Choose the profile being configured
  • Select the Configure tab and open the Reload Collector Settings panel
  • Set "This Collector is on a Cluster Node" to Enabled
  • Select the Backups tabs, open the Reload Job Control panel and click on "Start a Standard Backup Job [SmartPurge Disabled]" to run a backup job, allow the backup to complete normally.

On GroupWise Cluster Node 2 (NODE2):