An Automation Engine System in a Windows Cluster
The following document describes how to configure a Windows Cluster for AE system usage.
Preparations
- Create a new MS SQL Server Database using the Enterprise ServiceManager.
- Install theutilities.
- Load initial data and licenses to the database.
- Install the following components on node 1:
- Register the ServiceManager on node 1 (example: Automic ServiceManager.AEHP).
- Switch to node 2 within the Windows cluster.
- Install the following components on node 2:
- Register the ServiceManager on node 2 (example: Automic ServiceManager.UC4HP).
- If agents are used on cluster computers, enter the cluster's IP address in the corresponding INI-file parameter UC_EX_IP_ADDR (section [VARIABLES]).
- Enter the AE Service as Generic Service in the Windows cluster using the Cluster Administrator. Pay attention to dependencies to disks, TCP/IP and SQL Server. The AE Service starts as the last service.
- Test the system and check the start of the components in the ServiceManager.
Configuring AE in a Cluster
1. | AE Service |
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- Create a new resource:
After installation, the ServiceManager is integrated in the cluster as a new resource. Enter it in the group "AE SQL." Replace the provided entries "AE" with the appropriate entry for the system that is to be installed (such as AEHPor UC4WT).
- Possible resource owners:
Enter the Servers here.
- Definition of dependencies:
The AE Service starts depending on disk S (SQL Server) and X (AE), TCP/IP and the SQL Server's services.
- Service name:
Enter the exact name of the service here (see service name in the Windows Service's properties). Start parameters are not required.
- Registry entries for both cluster nodes:
The integration of the ServiceManager in the cluster is now complete.
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AE – File Share (Automation Engine Documentation / AE CD) |
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- File share:
File sharing is defined in the cluster in order to provide central access to the AE CD via the two cluster nodes. Create a new resource of type "File Share." Name used in order to release the Automation Engine Documentation: AEDOCU.
- Possible resource owners:
- Definition of dependencies:
The AE service starts depending on disk S (SQL Server) and X (AE), TCP/IP and the SQL Server's services.
- Parameters for file sharing:
Enter the path for the release and access authorizations for UC4DOCU here.
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Cluster Administrator - overview |
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- The following illustration shows an overview of the cluster configuration in the Cluster Administrator. The cluster group "AE SQL" contains the group members' current states and resources.
- Active resources:
See also: