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Step 1. Configure Barracuda Message Archivers for High Availability
1a. On the first system you want to include in the HA configuration, navigate to the page, and in the ADVANCED > High Availability Cluster
section, enter the following details:Settings
Cluster Shared Secret – Enter an alphanumeric shared secret passcode; you enter the same code on all Barracudamust
Message Archivers that you want to include in the HA configuration so that the systems ‘trust’ one another.
Cluster Hostname (optional) – Enter a DNS name or hostname by which other systems in the HA configuration can reach this
system; leave this field empty to use the system IP address.
1b. Click .Save Changes
1c. Repeat steps 1a through 1b, using the shared secret for the HA peer system.same
Step 2. Verify System Connectivity
Once the Barracuda Message Archivers are fully configured for HA, make sure that each system can see the other system over the network.
2a. Log into each system, and navigate to the page. In the section, enter theADVANCED > Troubleshooting Network Connectivity Tests
hostname or IP address of the system you want to test in the field, and click .Ping Device Begin Ping
2b. Verify the other system can be seen over the network. Once you have completed the HA settings and verified system connectivity for both
Barracuda Message Archivers, you are ready to join the systems into an HA configuration.
Step 3. Join the Systems
3a. Once you configure the HA settings for both system, navigate to the page on the first system that is to beADVANCED > High Availability
included in the HA configuration.
3b. In the section, enter the DNS hostname or IP address of the system to which you want to join, and click ,Clustered Systems Join Cluster
and click .Save Changes
3c. Once joined, the table displays the system in the HA configuration. New messages received by either of the BarracudaClustered Systems
Message Archivers in the HA configuration are now available in the Search results on joined systems.both
3d. To use a name that is not resolvable by DNS, enter the provided hostname and corresponding IP address in the section.Local Host Map
This creates a local Host-to-IP mapping for a system in the HA configuration. Enter the and for the joined BarracudaHost Name IP Address
Message Archiver, and click .Add
To join together two Barracuda Message Archivers for High Availability (HA), complete the steps outlined in this article.
Important
The passcode on all systems.must match exactly
Important
The hostname that which you entered in the field for the other system, or that system’s IP address if themust match Cluster Hostname
field was left blank.
Important
Any entry added in the section any matches that may be found from a DNS lookup; the information is notLocal Host Map overrides
synchronized with other systems in the HA configuration.