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Configure a Reflection for Secure IT Server for Windows Cluster

To configure a cluster, you must be running the server in a Microsoft cluster environment. Refer to Microsoft failover clustering documentation for information about setting up this service. These procedures describe how to setup Reflection for Secure IT to run in the cluster environment.

Install Reflection for Secure IT Server for Windows on each node of your cluster

  1. Install the Reflection for Secure IT server on the node and restart Windows.

    Note

    Restarting Windows is required to complete the Reflection for Secure IT installation, and this restart automatically starts the Reflection for Secure IT service. In a cluster, the Reflection for Secure IT service should not be started until after the cluster is correctly configured. The next listitem ensures that the server is not running on any node until after configuration is complete.

  2. Launch the Reflection for Secure IT console and stop the server (Action > Stop Server ).

  3. Repeat these list items on every node that you want to include in your cluster.

Configure the cluster

  1. Open the Microsoft Failover Cluster Manager.

  2. Create a cluster group for Reflection for Secure IT Server for Windows.

  3. Add the following items to the Reflection for Secure IT cluster group.

    Resource Type Description
    Physical Disk Location of the Reflection for Secure IT data folder.
    IP Address The IP address used by the server.
    Network Name The host name used by the server.

  4. Add the Reflection for Secure IT service to the cluster group using the following settings:

    Settings Values
    Resource Type Generic Service
    Generic Service Parameters Set service name equal to:, Micro Focus Reflection for Secure IT Server Enable this setting:, Use network name for computer name
    Dependencies Add the following resources: Physical Disk IP Address Network Name
    Registry Replication Add this HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE key: SOFTWARE\\Micro Focus\\RSecureServer

Configure Reflection for Secure IT Server for Windows

  1. Open the Reflection for Secure IT console on the active node of your cluster group.

  2. From the Action menu, click Set Data Folder .

  3. Select Enable clustering and use cluster folder .

  4. For Data folder , specify the folder you want to use for Reflection for Secure IT data. This replaces the default data folder. This should be a local folder on the shared physical disk you have set up as part of your cluster group.

  5. Configure Reflection for Secure IT server settings.

    Note

    When you change the Data folder setting, Reflection for Secure IT creates a new host key and a new default configuration file in the new location unless these files already exist in the new location. As a result, any settings you have previously configured are no longer used. After you make this change, you can use the console to configure your desired settings and the changes will be saved to the new location. Or, you can copy existing data (such as the host key and your existing configuration file) to the new data folder location.

  6. Check to be sure that no files or folders configured for use by Reflection for Secure IT reside on any individual node in your cluster. This ensures that files accessed by users will remain available after a failover.

    By default, the following settings use the Windows user profile folder (specified by %D). Depending on your current configuration, you may need to reconfigure the Windows profile folder location, or modify your Reflection for Secure IT settings.

    Setting Notes
    User key directory Used for user public key authentication. The default is %D\.ssh2.
    User login directory The default login directory for SFTP and SCP2 file transfer is %D.

Start Reflection for Secure IT Server for Windows

After the cluster is correctly configured, you can start the service from the Reflection for Secure IT console or from the cluster management tool.

To use Do this
The Reflection for Secure IT console Open the console on the active node and start the server (Action > Start Server).
The Microsoft cluster management tool Bring the Reflection for Secure IT service online.

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