IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager, Version 2.1.1

Synchronizing a member node with a primary node

Use the Cluster Node Configuration page to synchronize a member node with a primary node in the IBM® Security Privileged Identity Manager virtual appliance.

About this task

The Configure > Manage Cluster menu is displayed only in a cluster environment and not in a stand-alone environment.

In the primary node virtual appliance console, all nodes in the cluster are displayed in the Cluster Node Configuration table.

In the member node virtual appliance console, only the current member node is displayed in the Cluster Node Configuration table.

Synchronize the following nodes in the cluster for any configuration changes that you make in the IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager virtual appliance.
Member node
In the Cluster Node Configuration table of the Cluster Node Configuration page, select a member node for synchronization. The Synchronize button is not active until you select a node.

Wait for the synchronization process to complete.

Primary node
In the Cluster Node Configuration page, select one or more member nodes except the primary node for synchronization. The Synchronize button is not active when:
  • The primary node is selected.
  • The status of the selected node is displayed as Synchronizing in the Synchronization State column of the Cluster Node Configuration table.

The primary node submits the synchronization request to each of the nodes that were selected. You can view the synchronization status in the Synchronization State column of the Cluster Node Configuration table.

Note: Before you do a synchronization operation, address all the notifications on the primary node.
The Synchronization State column displays these synchronization states:
Table 1. Synchronization state table
Status Description Action
Not Connected Displays when a member node cannot connect to a primary node or when a primary node cannot connect to the member node.

Connect the member node with the primary node.

For a node with the Not Connected status, click Reconnect Node to connect that node into the cluster.

See Reconnecting a node into the cluster.
Not Synchronized Displays when the member node is not synchronized with the primary node. Synchronize the member node with the primary node. See the following procedure.
Synchronized Displays when the member node is synchronized with the primary node. No action is required.
Synchronizing Displays when the member node is synchronizing with the primary node. Wait until the synchronization is complete. Click the Refresh icon to get the most recent status.
Not Applicable Displays if the cluster node is a primary node because the primary node does not require any synchronization. No action is required.

Procedure

  1. From the top-level menu of the Appliance Dashboard, click Configure > Manage Cluster > Cluster Node Configuration.
  2. Do the following actions.
    • From the member node console, select the current member node and click Synchronize to synchronize it with the primary node.

      A progress bar indicates the synchronization process. It retrieves configuration information from the primary node for any configuration changes and synchronizes within the same node.

    • From the primary node console, select one or more member nodes and click Synchronize.

      A synchronization request is submitted to each of the node that was selected.

Results

The member node is synchronized with the primary node.
Parent topic: Setting up a virtual appliance cluster

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