Configuring A Server Group Member - Extreme Networks EPICenter Software Installation Manual

1 Click the Distributed Server tab at the top of the page.
The Distributed Server Administration page appears, as shown in Figure 184.
Figure 184: Distributed Server Administration page
Initially, the EPICenter server is configured as a single server. In single server mode, the server does not
communicate with any other EPICenter servers. If you have a Distributed Server license, you can
change its configuration to act as a server group member or as the server group master.

Configuring a Server Group Member

To configure your EPICenter server as a server group member:
1 Click the Server Member button in the Server Group Type panel at the top of the page.
This enables the fields in the Server Group Member panel.
2 Enter the host name or IP address of the server that acts as the group manager in the Server Group
Manager field.
3 Enter the port number to be used to communicate with the Server Group Manager. This port should
match the HTTP port configured for the EPICenter server acting as the server group manager. The
default is port 80.
4 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
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