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Chapter 5 Load-Balancing Multiple ACE Management Server Instances
Install the Required Services for Load Balancing
ServicesincludemultipleACEManagementServerinstances,anexternaldatabase,
andWorkstation.
To install the required services for load balancing
1InstalltheACEManagementServerpackageontwoormoremachines(orvirtual
machines).
See“InstallingandUpgradingACEManagementServeronpage 26.
2ConfigureeachACEManagementServerseparatelytoaccessthesameexternal
database.
See“StartandConfigure
ACEManagementServeronpage 33.
BothACEManagementServerinstallationsmustbeabletoidentifythesamedata
storesoeitherinstallationcanfieldqueriesforclientsandscalethenumberof
clientsthatcanbeserved.
3ToverifythatbothACEManagementServerinstancesareworkingproperly,start
Workstationandconnect
toeachACEManagementServerdirectly:
aInWorkstation,chooseFile>ConnecttoACEManagementServer.
bEntertheIPorhostnameofthemachinewhereACEManagementServeris
installed,changethenumberinthePortfieldifnecessary,andclickOK.
Thesetupissuccessfulifyoucanview
thesamedataintheInstanceViewwindow
foreachACEManagementServerinstance.IfyoucreateatestACEandpreview
it,youseethepreviewinstanceonbothservers.
Use the Same SSL Certificate on All Servers
Foraloadbalancingsolution,youcancopytheSSLcertificateandkeyfromoneACE
ManagementServertoanother.
CAUTIONThisproceduredirectsyoutouploadboththecertificatefile(the.crtfile)
andthematchingkeyfile(the.keyfile).Ifyoudonotuploadboth,theApachehttpd
serviceonthesecondACMManagementServermightfreeze.Inthiscase,youmust
uninstallandreinstallACEManagementServer.