If an Access Gateway machine experiences a hardware failure, such as a failed hard disk, you can preserve its configuration and have it applied to the replacement machine.
If the hardware fails on an Access Gateway machine that belongs to a cluster:
In the Administration Console, view the configuration of the cluster. Click
> .(Conditional) If the failed Access Gateway is the primary server, assign another server to be the primary server:
On the Access Gateways page, click
> .For the
field, select another server to be the primary server, then click > .Click
> .Delete the failed Access Gateway from the cluster. Click
, select the failed Access Gateway, then click > .IMPORTANT:Do not delete the Access Gateway from the Administration Console.
On the new machine, install the Access Gateway, specifying the same Administration Console, IP address, host name, and domain name as the failed machine.
(Conditional) If you have customized error messages, copy the message files to the Access Gateway.
(Conditional) If you have configured the Access Gateway Alliance to use touch files, re-create the touch files on the Access Gateway Appliance. For a list of touch files, see Using Touch Files
in the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP2 Access Gateway Guide.
When the machine imports into the Administration Console, add the machine to the Access Gateway cluster:
In the Administration Console, click
>Select the name of the Access Gateway, then click
> > .Update the Access Gateway.
If the failed Access Gateway is a single machine and you want to preserve its configuration:
Do not delete the Access Gateway from the Administration Console.
If you delete the Access Gateway from the Administration Console, the configuration information is deleted.
On the new machine, install the Access Gateway software, using the same IP address, host name, and domain name as the failed device and specifying the same Administration Console.
(Conditional) If you have customized error messages, copy the message files to the Access Gateway.
(Conditional) If you have configured the Access Gateway Appliance to use touch files, re-create the touch files on the Access Gateway Appliance. For a list of touch files, see Using Touch Files
in the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP2 Access Gateway Guide.
When the installation has completed and the device has been imported in the Administration Console, verify the following:
Check its trusted relationship with the Identity Server. Click
> > > .If you have configured the Access Gateway to use SSL, reconfigure the certificates for the listener. Click
> > > .Save any changes, and update the Access Gateway.