Configuring A Server Group Manager - Extreme Networks EPICenter Reference Manual

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This string is a shared key by which the cooperating EPICenter servers recognize each other, and
which they use for secure transmission of server data. The default shared secret is the string
NOTE
If you change the secret for one EPICenter server, you must also change it for all of the other servers in the
group.
5 Click Apply to have the configuration changes take effect.

Configuring a Server Group Manager

To function as the EPICenter Server Group Manager, the server must have a host name that is
configured through DNS.
To enable this EPICenter server as a server Group Manager, do the following:
1 Click the Server Group Manager button in the Server Group Type panel at the top of the page.
This enables the fields in the Server Group Manager panel.
2 Enter the shared secret in the Secret field.
This string is a shared key by which the cooperating EPICenter servers recognize each other, and
which they use for secure transmission of server data. The default shared secret is the string
NOTE
If you change the secret in one EPICenter server, you must also change it in all of the other servers in the group.
3 Enter the Poll Interval in minutes. This determines the frequency with which the Server Manager
communicates information to the other server members of the EPICenter server group. The default is
10 minutes.
4 Add the other members of the server group to the server list:
a Click Add to open the Add Server dialog box.
b Enter the host name or IP address of the member server in the server field. A server member
does not need to have a DNS-translatable host name.
c Enter the port used to communicate with the server member. This must match the HTTP port
configured for the member server
d Click OK to add this server to the list, or Cancel to cancel the operation.
Servers added to this list must be configured as server group members with this server as the
Server Group Manager.
5 To delete a member server from the list, select the server and click Delete.
6 Click Apply to have the configuration changes take effect.
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