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Configuration Hub Products Documentation

Getting Started
- Introduction to the Configuration Hub Framework
- Sample Deployment Architectures
- Install and Uninstall Options
- Available Product Plugins
- Common Panels
- Concurrency Management
- Server Certificates for Configuration Hub
- Client Certificates for Configuration Hub
- Proficy Authentication Certificate
- Known Issues and Limitations
- High Availability for Configuration Hub
  - Overview
    This topic provides an overview of a clustered environment for high availability for Configuration Hub. It does not cover SCADA Enhanced Failover. iFIX Failover should not be used on a node participating in this High Availability configuration. See g_ifix_confighub_special_considerations_for_enhanced_failover.html for details on SCADA Enhanced Failover with Configuration Hub.
  - Configure High Availability for Configuration Hub
    This topic describes how to set up a highly available server for Configuration Hub using Windows failover cluster.
  - Install Failover Clustering Feature
    This topic describes how to install the failover clustering feature on the nodes.
  - Create Failover Cluster
    This topic describes how to create a failover cluster.
  - Create Role
    This topic describes how to create a role.
  - Create Client Access Point (Virtual IP)
    This topic describes how to create a client access point.
  - Add Dependencies to Role
    This topic describes how to add dependency services to a role.
  - Create Network Attached Storage
    This topic describes how to create a Network Attached Storage (NAS).
  - Install Configuration Hub on Cluster Nodes
    This topic describes how to install Configuration Hub in a high available environment.
  - Handling Silent Installation
    This topic describes how to perform a silent install of Configuration Hub in a high available environment.

Install Configuration Hub on Cluster Nodes

This topic describes how to install Configuration Hub in a high available environment.

Before you begin

Log in to a cluster node.

About this task

Follow these steps to install Configuration Hub on all the cluster nodes. You can access the application using the virtual IP address.

Procedure

Run the Configuration Hub installation setup.
The welcome screen appears.
Select Next.
The license agreement screen appears.
Select the check box for I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and then select Next.
The destination folder selection screen appears.

Complete the following and select Next.

Field Name	What to do
Install Configuration Hub <version> to:	Proceed with the default install location, (or) select Change... to specify a different location path for installation.
Do you need High Availability or cluster setup?	Select the check box.

Options to set destination folder for shared configuration appears.

Enter the mapped shared network folder path, and then click Next.
The application client credentials screen appears.

Complete the following and select Next.

Field Name	What to do
ConfighubClusterName	Enter the cluster name created for high availability.
ConfighubClientId	Enter the client ID to log in to the Configuration Hub application.
ConfighubClientSecret	Enter the secret password to authenticate the client for logging in to the Configuration Hub application.

Select Install.

Results

All binaries are installed on to the selected node. The shared configurations are installed on to the shared configuration path. Configuration Hub application shortcuts are created on all the cluster nodes using the virtual DNS name.