6.2 Large Deployment: Deploying and Configuring

IMPORTANT:The instructions in this section assume that the Filr appliances are being deployed on a VMware server.

If you are deploying Filr on Hyper-V or Xen, refer to the instructions in Installing the Filr Appliance and Configuring the Operating System in the Novell Filr 1.0.1 Installation and Configuration Guide. In each case, after you reach the point where you accept the license agreement, you can return to the respective deploying sections in this guide and continue on from that point.

6.2.1 Deploying Filr

  1. On a workstation with the vSphere client installed, extract the Filr.x86_64-version.ovf.zip file that you downloaded in Section 3.0, Downloading Filr Software until you have a folder containing three files with .mf, .ovf, and .vmdk extensions.

  2. Using the vSphere client, attach to your VMware ESX server, then click File > Deploy OVF Template.

  3. Browse to and open the Filr.x86_version.ovf.zip file, then proceed through the various dialogs as you normally would until the virtual machine is deployed.

  4. Edit the virtual machine settings and add a 100 GB hard disk.

    HINT:When you deploy Filr in a production environment, you have a choice to make at this point. You can either add a second hard disk to the appliance or you can specify an NFS mount point for shared storage.

    Shared storage lets you provide a more robust and expandable environment by clustering multiple Filr appliances that all access the same storage area. For more information, see the information in the Novell Filr 1.0.1 Installation and Configuration Guide, starting with the table named Filr Appliance Storage.

  5. After the hard disk has been added, click Power on the virtual machine.

  6. After the appliance starts, accept the license agreement.

  7. Complete the initial configuration settings, substituting the IP address and other settings that you identified in Section 2.0, Hands-on System Requirements for the Filr appliance on your network.

    IMPORTANT:Ensure that the Time Zone settings match the settings of your Windows environment.

    For example, the following screen shows the IP addresses and the other information that was used for the Filr appliance that was deployed in a private network when this guide was developed.

  8. Proceed through the screens, accepting the defaults, until the configuration process completes.

  9. Continue with Deploying Search.

6.2.2 Deploying Search

  1. On the VMware workstation host machine, extract the Filrsearch.x86_64-version.ovf.zip file that you downloaded in Downloading Filr Software until you have a folder containing three files with .mf, .ovf, and .vmdk extensions.

  2. Proceed as you did with Filr by deploying the Filrsearch OVF template file, and so on until the virtual machine is deployed.

  3. Edit the virtual machine settings and add a 25 GB disk.

  4. After the hard disk has been added, power on the virtual machine.

  5. When the license agreement appears, read and accept it, then complete the initial configuration settings, as shown below. Substitute the IP address and other settings that you identified in Section 2.0, Hands-on System Requirements for the Filrsearch appliance on your network.

    IMPORTANT:Ensure that the Time Zone settings match the settings of the Windows environment.

    For example, the following screen shows the IP addresses and the other information that was used for the Filrsearch appliance that was deployed in a private network when this guide was developed.

  6. Proceed through the screens, accepting the defaults, until the configuration process completes.

  7. Continue with Deploying MySQL.

6.2.3 Deploying MySQL

  1. On the VMware workstation host machine, extract the MySQL.x86_64-version.ovf.zip file that you downloaded in Downloading Filr Software until you have a folder containing three files with .mf, .ovf, and .vmdk extensions.

  2. Proceed as you did with Filr and Filrsearch by deploying the MySQL OVF template file, and so on until the virtual machine is deployed.

  3. Edit the virtual machine settings and add a 100 GB disk.

  4. After the hard disk has been added, power on the virtual machine.

  5. When the license appears, read and accept it, then complete the initial configuration settings as shown below. Substitute the IP address and other network settings that you identified in Section 2.0, Hands-on System Requirements for the MySQL appliance.

    IMPORTANT:Ensure that the Time Zone settings match the settings of the Windows server.

  6. Proceed through the screens, accepting the defaults, until the configuration process completes.

  7. Continue with Configuring the MySQL Appliance.

6.2.4 Configuring the MySQL Appliance

  1. Launch your management browser on the management workstation and enter the following URL: https://MySQL-appliance-ip-address:9443.

  2. Click through the security warnings and accept the certificate if needed.

  3. Log in with Username: vaadmin and the password you set for the vaadmin user in Step 5.

  4. Click the phpMyAdmin icon.

  5. Type Username root and Password root, then click Go.

  6. Click Users.

  7. Create a database user for the Filr appliance by doing the following:

    1. Click Add User.

    2. Type the required information in the fields indicated.

      Field Name

      Value to Type

      User name

      filr

      Host

      ip_address_of_Filr_appliance

      Password

      password

      Re-type

      password

    3. Select Create database with same name and grant all privileges, then click Add User.

  8. Secure the MySQL appliance by changing the root user password.

    1. In the Users Overview section, select root, then click Edit Privileges.

    2. Scroll down to the Change password section, type a new password in both Password fields, then click Go.

  9. Continue with Configuring the Search Appliance.

6.2.5 Configuring the Search Appliance

  1. In your management browser, enter the following URL: https://Filrsearch-appliance-ip-address:9443.

  2. Click through the security warnings and accept the certificate if needed.

  3. Log in with Username: vaadmin and the password you set for the vaadmin user in Step 6.

  4. Click the Filr Search Appliance Configuration icon.

  5. Click Next.

  6. Type and confirm a Password for the search service, then click Finish.

  7. Click Submit.

  8. When the password is updated, continue with Configuring the Filr Appliance.

6.2.6 Configuring the Filr Appliance

  1. In your management browser, enter the following URL: https://Filr-appliance-IP-address:9443.

  2. Click through the security warnings and accept the certificate if needed.

  3. Log in with Username: vaadmin and the password you set in Step 7.

  4. Click the Novell Appliance Configuration icon.

  5. Ensure that Large Deployment is selected, then click Next.

  6. Type the IP address of the MySQL appliance in the Host Name field, and the User Password that you specified in Step 7.b, then click Next.

  7. Type the IP address of the Filrsearch appliance in the Host Name field, and the Lucene User Password that you specified in Step 6, then click Next.

  8. Click Finish.

You now have a basic large deployment Filr infrastructure.

Continue with Section 7.0, Securing LDAP Communications between Filr and Active Directory.