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How to Configure the Servers in a Web Farm

You can set up a web farm for the application server component, web server component, and WCF Service component of CA APM. You configure each server in the web farm. To set up a web farm, complete the following steps:

1. Configure a virtual IP address for the servers. If you plan to scale the web, application, and WCF servers, you need three virtual IP addresses. Use one address for the web server farm, another address for the application server farm, and another address for the WCF server farm.

   Note: For more information about configuring a virtual IP address, see the Windows Server 2008 Help.

   When configuring Network Load Balancing for the application servers, web servers, and WCF servers, select the following options:

   • (Application servers) Select None for the server affinity.
   • (Web servers) Select Single or Class C for the server affinity.
   • (WCF servers) Select None for the server affinity.
2. Use the custom installation to install multiple servers in the application server web farm.
3. Use the custom installation to install multiple servers in the WCF server web farm.
4. Use the custom installation to install multiple servers in the web server web farm.

   Note: During the installation, verify that each web server references the application server virtual IP address and the WCF server virtual IP address.

5. When configuring more components, such as the Data Importer Engine Service and the Hardware Reconciliation Engine, reference the application server virtual IP address.