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32Preparing to install VCS

Preparing to configure the clusters in secure mode

Table 3-1	Preparatory tasks to configure a cluster in secure mode
Tasks	Who performs
	this task

Decide one of the following configuration modes to set up a cluster in		VCS administrator
secure mode:
■	Automatic mode
■ Semi-automatic mode
■	Manual mode
Install the root broker on a stable system in the enterprise.		AT administrator
See “Installing the root broker for the security infrastructure”
on page 33.
On the root broker system, create authentication broker accounts for		AT administrator
each node in the cluster.

See “Creating authentication broker accounts on root broker system” on page 34.

AT administrator requires the following information from the VCS administrator:

■Node names that are designated to serve as authentication brokers

■Password for each authentication broker

To use the semi-automatic mode, create the encrypted files (BLOB	AT administrator
files) for each node and provide the files to the VCS administrator.
See “Creating encrypted files for the security infrastructure”
on page 35.
AT administrator requires the following additional information from
the VCS administrator:
■ Administrator password for each authentication broker
Typically, the password is the same for all nodes.
To use the manual mode, provide the root_hash file	AT administrator
(/opt/VRTSat/bin/root_hash) from the root broker system to the VCS
administrator.
Copy the files that are required to configure a cluster in secure mode	VCS administrator
to the system from where you plan to install and configure VCS.
See “Preparing the installation system for the security infrastructure”
on page 37.