Informatica Managed File Transfer Installation Guide

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Setting up the First System in the Cluster

To configure the first system in the cluster, perform the following steps.

Start

Managed File Transfer

and login to the browser-based Administrator.

All systems in the cluster are required to use the same external database (SQL Server or Oracle in network mode). The Switch Database wizard located in the

System

Database Configuration

section will guide you through the process to utilize an external database. Data in the existing database can be automatically migrated to the new external database.

All systems in the cluster must point to the same set of shared folders for storing documents, certificates and other user files. It is recommended that these folder paths are pointing to a shared network location. Follow the steps below:

Navigate to the

System

Global Settings

page. On the

Data

tab, specify the shared network folders for each feature.

Navigate to the

Logs

Log Settings

page and configure the Logs Directory to point to a shared network folder.

Navigate to the

Services

Shared Drive Settings

page and configure Shared Drive Directory to point to a shared network folder.

If Web Users need to authenticate using digital certificates for HTTPS or FTPS protocols, then the locations of the SSL Key Stores should point to a shared network location that all systems in the cluster have access to. To specify the Key Store locations select

Encryption

from the main menu and choose the

SSL Certificate Manager

option, and then select

Preferences

. Specify the shared network locations for the key stores on the Default Trusted Certificates and Default Private Keys.

After the configuration is completed in the steps above, verify that there are no active sessions on this installation. Then you should shut down the

Managed File Transfer

service or subsystem.

Go to the file system of the server that

Managed File Transfer

is installed on and open the file named

[InstallationDirectory]/config/cluster.xml

, where [InstallationDirectory] is the location that

Managed File Transfer

is installed to. The following properties need to be configured in this file:

systemName

- A unique name to identify this system in the cluster. The maximum system name length is 20 characters.

clusterBindAddress

- The IP address which

Managed File Transfer

will listen on to communicate with other

Managed File Transfer

systems in a cluster. This IP address must be valid on this server which

Managed File Transfer

is installed to.

clusterBindPort

- The port number which

Managed File Transfer

will listen on to communicate with other

Managed File Transfer

systems in a cluster. For example, 8006.

clusterLogLevel

- The log level of “info” will record all standard log messages from each system in the cluster. When the log level is set to “verbose” the log will also record all of the system-to-system messages used to manage the cluster. While initially testing clustering within your environment, it is recommended to keep the log level at “verbose” to get more detailed messages.

clusterEnabled

- This must be set to “true”.

The following image shows an example of

cluster.xml

file.

After configuring

cluster.xml

, you can restart

Managed File Transfer

This system will assume the coordinator role since it is the first

Managed File Transfer

system started in the cluster.

Review the

Managed File Transfer

global log for any errors. Sign into the Administrator and navigate to

Logs

Server Log Viewer

. The log file is named

informatica_<systemName>.log

, where

systemName

is the unique name to identify this system in the cluster that was specified previously.

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Informatica Managed File Transfer Installation Guide

Informatica Managed File Transfer Installation Guide

Setting up the First System in the Cluster

Setting up the First System in the Cluster