A primary appliance maintains and displays the configuration settings for all the appliances in its cluster.
Specify a primary appliance in a cluster
Steps
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On the page , select the appliance mode Cluster (Primary).
A Cluster Properties box opens with the primary appliance IP address displayed in the field Cluster communication IP address. Secondary appliances use
this IP address for cluster communications.
Note:
Use of the C appliance interface IP address for communication requires you to define a route in the appliance CLI.
You need to stop and restart email services on the appliance each time you add or delete a route on the appliance.
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Click Add.
The page Add Secondary Appliance displays, where you can designate the secondary appliances in this cluster.
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From the list of standalone appliances on the left, select the secondary appliances to add to this cluster (up to seven appliances).
(Optional) Add a new appliance that is not already on the list; click Add New Appliance.
The Add Appliance page displays.
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Click the arrow button to add the appliances to the Secondary Appliances list.
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Click OK.
The appliance is added to the Secondary Appliances list along with its status.
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On the page Cluster Mode, click OK.
The appliance is added to the cluster.
Next steps
View appliance details
From the Secondary Appliances list, click the appliance name.
The Appliance Properties dialog box displays with details about the appliance.
Remove a secondary appliance from a cluster
From the Secondary Appliances list, select the appliance and click Remove.
The appliance is removed from the cluster.