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Initializing the Example Configuration
To initialize the Cloud Pod Architecture feature, the View administrator logs in to the View Administrator
user interface for a View Connection Server instance in East Pod 1, selects View Configuration > Cloud Pod
Architecture, and clicks Initialize the Cloud Pod Architecture feature.
Because the View administrator uses the View Administrator user interface for a View Connection Server
instance in East Pod 1, the pod federation initially contains East Pod 1. The pod federation also contains a
single site, called Default First Site, which contains East Pod 1.
Joining Pods in the Example Configuration
The View administrator uses View Administrator to join Central Pod 1 and Central Pod 2 to the pod
federation.
1 To join Central Pod 1, the View administrator logs in to the View Administrator user interface for a
View Connection Server instance in Central Pod 1, selects View Configuration > Cloud Pod
Architecture, clicks Join the pod federation, and provides the host name or IP address of a View
Connection Server instance in East Pod 1.
Central Pod 1 is now joined to the pod federation.
2 To join Central Pod 2, the View administrator logs in to the View Administrator user interface for a
View Connection Server instance in Central Pod 2, selects View Configuration > Cloud Pod
Architecture, clicks Join the pod federation, and provides the host name or IP address of a View
Connection Server instance in East Pod 1 or Central Pod 1.
Central Pod 2 is now joined to the pod federation.
After Central Pod 1 and Central Pod 2 are joined to the pod federation, all 10 View Connection Server
instances across both pods in the Central region are part of the pod federation.
Creating Sites in the Example Configuration
The View administrator uses View Administrator to create a site for the Eastern and Central datacenters and
adds pods to those sites.
1 The View administrator logs in to the View Administrator user interface for any View Connection
Server instance in the pod federation.
2 To create a site for the Eastern datacenter, the View administrator selects View Configuration > Sites
and clicks Add.
3 To create a site for the Central datacenter, the View administrator selects View Configuration > Sites
and clicks Add.
4 To move East Pod 1 to the site for the Eastern datacenter, the View administrator selects View
Configuration > Sites, selects the site that currently contains East Pod 1, selects East Pod 1, clicks Edit,
and selects the Eastern datacenter site from the Site drop-down menu.
5 To move Central Pod 1 to the site for the Central datacenter, the View administrator selects View
Configuration > Sites, selects the site that currently contains Central Pod 1, selects Central Pod 1, clicks
Edit, and selects the Central datacenter site from the Site drop-down menu.
6 To move Central Pod 2 to the site for the Central datacenter, the View administrator selects View
Configuration > Sites, selects the site that currently contains Central Pod 2, selects Central Pod 2, clicks
Edit, and selects the Central datacenter site from the Site drop-down menu.
The pod federation site topology now reflects the geographic distribution of pods in the insurance
company's network.
Administering View Cloud Pod Architecture
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