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Configure Clusters

Policy Server clusters are defined as part of a Host Configuration Object. When a SiteMinder Web Agent initializes, the settings from the Host Configuration Object are used to setup communication with Policy Servers.

Note: For information about Host Configuration Objects, see the Web Agent Configuration Guide and the Policy Server Configuration Guide.

To configure a cluster

1. Select the Infrastructure tab.

   A list of tasks appears.

2. Select Agents, Create Host Configuration.

   The Create Host Configuration pane appears.

3. Select the Clusters tab.
4. In the Clusters group box, click Add.

   The Cluster Setup group box opens.

   Note: You can click Help for a description of fields, controls, and their respective requirements.

5. Enter the IP address and the port number of the Policy Server in the Host and Port fields respectively.
6. Click Add to Cluster.

   The Policy Server appears in the servers list in the Current Setup group box.

7. Repeat these steps to add other Policy Servers to the cluster.
8. Click OK to save your changes.

   Your return to the Host Configuration pane. The Policy Server cluster is listed in a table.

9. In the Failover Threshold Percent field, enter a percentage of the number of Policy Servers that must be active and click Apply.

   If the percentage of active servers in the cluster falls below the percentage you specify, the cluster fails over to the next available cluster in the list of clusters. This setting applies to all clusters that use the Host Configuration Object.

   Important! The Policy Server specified in the Configuration Values group box is overwritten by the Policy Servers specified in a cluster. This Policy Server is no longer used because a cluster is configured. For the value of the Policy Server parameter in the Configuration Values group box to apply, do not specify any Policy Servers in a cluster. If clusters are configured and you decide to remove the clusters in favor of a simple failover configuration using the Policy Server parameter in the Configuration Values group box, be sure to delete all Policy Server information from the cluster.

10. Click Submit to save your changes.

Configure a Policy Server as a Centralized Monitor for a Cluster

The OneView Monitor can be configured to monitor a Policy Server cluster. To enable this configuration, one Policy Server must be set up as a centralized monitor with the other clustered Policy Servers pointing to it.

To configure a Policy Server as a centralized monitor

1. Start the Policy Server Management Console.

   Important! If you are accessing this graphical user interface on Windows Server 2008, open the shortcut with Administrator permissions. Use Administrator permissions even if you are logged in to the system as an Administrator. For more information, see the release notes for your SiteMinder component.

2. In the Settings tab, select Allow Incoming Remote Connections.

   Note: For more information about the settings and controls on this tab, click Help, Management Console Help.

3. Click OK to save your changes and close the Policy Server Management Console.
4. Restart the OneView Monitor.

This setting allows the centralized Policy Server monitor to accept remote connections from the other clustered Policy Servers.

Note: The network channel between a Policy Server and a Monitor process is non-secure.

After you configure a Policy Server as a centralized monitor, configure the Policy Server Management Console to point the other clustered Policy Servers to it.

More information:

Configuring Port Numbers

Point Clustered Policy Servers to the Centralized Monitor

To point Policy Servers to a centralized monitor

1. For each Policy Server that will point to the monitoring service, open the Policy Server Management Console.

   Important! If you are accessing this graphical user interface on Windows Server 2008, open the shortcut with Administrator permissions. Use Administrator permissions even if you are logged in to the system as an Administrator. For more information, see the release notes for your SiteMinder component.

2. In the Settings tab, under OneView Monitor, select Connect to Remote Monitor.

   Note: For more information about the settings and controls on this tab, click Help, Management Console Help.

3. In the field below, enter the hostname and TCP port number of the system where the monitoring service is configured. For example:

   server.company.com:44449.

4. Click OK to save your changes and close the Policy Server Management Console.
5. Restart the Policy Server.

More information:

Clustered Policy Servers