Configuring Server Master/Member Roles - PRG Mbox User Manual

Configuring Server Master/Member Roles

In order to start using Content Management, a Master server must be selected for a given Collection. By default, all
Mbox servers are in the same collection (a).
IMPORTANT! The Servers area on the left will always display the list of managed servers. After the Collection has
been configured, the Status/Content tabs and file detail/history columns at the right side of the window will reflect the
content of whichever server is currently selected. Content is always displayed from the perspective of the Master
sever, however, if a Member server is selected, any unique files that may exist on that particular machine will be
highlighted in the content area.
To configure a Master server:
Step 1. At Servers column, right-click on server that will be the "master."
Step 2. At Syncing pop-up menu, choose Master of a. (The letter of the Collection depends on the selection made
in the Collection menu. By default, this is "a," but can be changed by selecting a new letter from the
Collection menu.)
Step 3. The server's icon will change to light gray to denote that this machine is now the Master and content will be
copied from this server to all of the other servers in the same collection. All other servers are now
considered as "Members" of the collection.
Master
Member
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