Chapter 6 Desktop Info Servers

Installing a Dual Server Desktop Architecture

Prompts for Configuring the DSD Architecture with SSL Configuration

Table 6-2summarizes the OINSTALL installation prompts for SSL configuration in conjunction with a DSD architecture and the required responses to the prompts.

Table 6-2 DSD Configuration Prompts when SSL Communication is Enabled

 

 

 

 

Prompt

Response

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you want to enable SSL configuration for

To enable SSL configuration, enter y.

 

 

 

 

any of the components? (y/n)? [n]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you want to use your local host as the

Enter y.

 

 

 

 

Certificate Authority? (y/n)? [y]

Note If you are configuring SSL along with a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSD architecture, the Certificate

 

 

 

 

 

Authority must run on the local host.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure Info Server failover on Info

Press Return to accept the default setting (no

 

 

 

 

Server? (y/n)? [n]

failover).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you want to configure the Info Server

Enter y to configure the Info Server for SSL

 

 

 

 

for SSL? (y/n)? [n]

communication.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter the port number for the Info Server

Do one of the following:

 

 

 

 

- SSL [4400]:

To accept the default port number (4400),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

press Return.

 

 

 

 

 

To specify another port number, enter the port

 

 

 

 

 

number.

 

 

 

 

 

The following message appears:

 

 

 

 

 

INFO: Adding entry to omni.dat for

 

 

 

 

 

INFOSERVER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you want to configure this server to be

Enter y to select DSD configuration.

 

 

 

 

part of a Dual Desktop Server (DSD)

The following message appears:

 

 

 

 

architecture? (y/n)? [n]

 

 

 

 

 

INFO: Configuring <SERVER_NAME> for DSD

 

 

 

 

 

architecture ..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is <INFO_SERVER_NAME> the Master Info

This prompt appears if you specify that the Info

 

 

 

 

Server in the DSD configuration? (y/n)? [y]

Server is to be part of a DSD architecture.

 

 

 

 

 

Do one of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

To accept the default setting (the Info Server

 

 

 

 

 

that you are configuring on this host, named

 

 

 

 

 

INFO_SERVER_NAME will be the Master

 

 

 

 

 

Info Server in the DSD architecture), press

 

 

 

 

 

Return.

 

 

 

 

 

If the Info Server installed on the will not be

 

 

 

 

 

the Master Info Server in the DSD

 

 

 

 

 

configuration, enter n.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you want to create a Desktop Info Server

Press Return to create a Desktop Info Server.

 

 

 

 

on the current host? (y/n)? [y]

The following message appears:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Info Server <INFO_SERVER_NAME> has been

 

 

 

 

 

configured to be part of a DSD

 

 

 

 

 

architecture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Info Center Installation and Configuration Guide, 3.6.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems OL-6349-01 manual To enable SSL configuration, enter y, DSD architecture, the Certificate, Communication

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