First Node

HySecure always needs to be installed as a node of a "cluster". So even if there is a single node deployment, it needs to be configured as a node of a cluster. As a result, the deployment is always cluster ready.

This page describes the procedure to configure the first node of the HA cluster which can even be the only node of the cluster, depending on the requirements.

Prerequistes

It is assumed that the node has gone through the following procedure.

1. Installation

2. Network Configuration

3. Preboot

4. Configuring Access of First Security Officer

   1. Register First SO

   2. Enroll First SO

   3. Logging in as an SO

Recommendation

While configuring the Active Load Balancer node, it is recommended to Configure NTP so that the time is synchronised between the Active LoadBalancer node and the other nodes of the cluster. This avoids configuration data synchronization failures between nodes due to time lags between them.

Creating a Cluster

Once the first SO has logged in:

1. Log on to the Management console.

2. Go to Settings > Cluster > Configuration.

3. Click Set Install Type.

4. Select the option "Create a new cluster" and provide Virtual IP, netmask and the Virtual Interface.

   The role of this first node should be selected as "Active Load Balancer(also HySecure Gateway)"

   Note

   1. The Virtual IP must be an available (free) IP address on the network

   2. The Virtual Interface indicates the actual interface e.g. eth0 on which the virtual interface gets created with the virtual IP

5. Configure the remaining cluster information by following the steps indicated in the Configuration section of High Availability.

Important

Configure additional HySecure Servers on the Configuration page only if you want to have multiple nodes in the cluster.

This completes the creation of the node in the cluster.