How to configure IBM MobileFirst Platform (MFP) in High Availability?

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Author: Siwen Wang

This article outlines the key aspects when one plans on configuring the platform in High Availability (HA). Through clustering HA provides the ability to have multiple MobileFirst Server instances acting together. Multiple MobileFirst Server instances enable horizontal scaling of the software as well as the prevention of a single point of failure.

• Clustering

The MobileFirst Server creates a cluster by deploying multiple servers that share the same database instance.

• Configuring the load balancer

You can use hardware-based or software-based load balancers.

• Adding a node to the cluster

Follow the instructions for creating a IBM MobileFirst? Platform Server to add a node to the cluster.

• Firewalls

Firewalls can be configured at various layers of the IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation for iOS architecture.

• Disaster Recovery Site

    IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation for iOS supports the creation of a separate disaster recovery site that becomes operational if the original site goes down.

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    Configure MFP in HA