XenMobile 10 Cluster installation

Here is the task that would be completed in order to implement a XenMobile 10 Cluster.

For this example, running on my lab, I am using XenServer 6.5 SP1 as hypervisor and SQL 2014 installed on a

Windows 2012 R2 as DB server.

After the virtual appliance has been imported, power it on.

Logon with default username which is admin.

You will be prompted to change the password during the initial configuration.

Enter the following network information for the virtual appliance:

IP Address

Subnet Mask

Gateway

Primary DNS

Secondary DNS (optional)

Confirm the settings to continue

Type Y and press Enter

Here I will chose N and press Enter

For the Database connection, remote is required in order to complete the cluster installation.

I am using a remote SQL Server on my lab so, enter mi and press Enter.

Enter the following information to connect to the remote SQL Server:

SSL Use

Server

Port

Username

Password

Database Name

Type Y and press Enter to commit settings

Note: XenMobile 10 has to create the database so the credentials to connect to remote SQL Server need

dbcreator role according to the product documentation (but also sysadmin role to avoid error messages)

For Cluster, type Y

Provide the Xenmobile Server FQDN (external name)

Type Y and Enter to commit the settings.

Change if required the default communication ports or let it like proposed and type Y and press Enter to

commit the settings.

Prefer to use the same password for all the certificates, type Y and press Enter

Provide password twice, type Y and press Enter to commit the settings.

Use the default username or enter a new one, enter twice a password, type Y and press Enter to commit the

settings

For Upgrade, type N and press Enter

Wait for the configuration app and main app to restart

Shutdown the XenMobile virtual appliance in the Main Menu, go to System Menu, and choose Shutdown

Server option.

Once the XenMobile virtual Appliance is shutdown, make a copy or a clone.

When the copy or clone process is completed, power on the “new” virtual appliance.

Log on the Appliance

Type 0 and press Enter to go in the Configuration Menu

Type 1 and press Enter to go in the Network Menu

Type Y and press Enter to proceed

Change the IP address, type Y and press Enter to reboot

When the restart process is finished launch and web browser and point to https://XMS_IP_address:8443.

Note: The IP address can be either of the cluster members.

Logon using the credentials entered earlier during the initial system configuration

Click on Start

For licensing, select Configure License, Remote, provide the IP address of the license server and click Test

Connection

On the connection is verified, the available licenses appear. If you have more than 1, select the 1 you want and

activate it. Click Next

Enable the Notification Expiration, provide an email and click Next

Click Import and provide the following information:

Keystore

PKCS#12

APNs

Your_cert.pfx

Password

Click Import

A pop-up appear, click OK

Click Import and provide the following information:

Keystore

PKCS#12

Server

Your_cert.pfx

Password

Click Import

Click Next and provide the NetScaler Gateway information

Click Next and provide the information to connect to LDAP/Active Directory

Click Next

Provide Notification Server settings and click Test Configuration

Provide an email and click Send

Click OK

Optionally you could modify if requested the Advanced Settings.

Click Next

Verify settings and click Finish

Click Start Managing Apps and Devices

You need to reboot each XenMobile server cluster Nodes one at a time

Reboot each XenMobile virtual appliance in the cluster one at a time. After the reboots are completed, log

back onto the web console by browsing to https://IP address:8443. The IP address can be either of the cluster

members.

After logging back onto the XenMobile web console, click the tool/wrench icon next to the username.

Click Cluster Information under Advanced.

Verify the Cluster Members and review the Messages.

Review the Tasks and verify the Hazelcast Cluster Information.

The next article will be on Configure Load Balancing of XMS Cluster in Netscaler.

Stay tuned ;)