Manually creating peer configuration files

During installation, you can configure peers to communicate with a CDP through a network connection or with a manual configuration file. You can also configure peers after installation with a manual configuration file accessed from the Grid Manager Peers tab. Use this procedure to manually create a configuration file.

To create a peer configuration file

1. Select the Grid Manager Manage tab, and then select the Peers tab.
   
   The current grid is displayed in the upper left corner of the page. If the peer that you want resides on a grid other than the one displayed, use the Select grid menu to choose an alternate grid.
   
   
2. Select the peer; then click the View selected Peer configuration XML button.
   
   If the host for the CDP server has multiple IP addresses, a window with a list of IP Addresses is displayed.
   
   

3. Select the IP address that you want; then click Proceed. 

   Note

   The IP address of this CDP server is written to the peer configuration file. This address is used by the peer when communicating with this CDP server, so an IP address that is accessible to the peer server must be selected. Multiple configuration files can be created, each with a different IP address. This enables configuration files to be customized to accommodate the structure of the existing networks.

   The XML for the peer configuration file for the selected peer will be displayed.
   
   

4. Highlight the entire XML text and copy it to the clipboard.
   
   
5. Create a text file named install-config.xml.
   
   

6. Paste the XML into the text file, and save the file. 

   Note

   This file should be saved to a location accessible to the computer on which the peer will be installed.

Related topic

Adding-peers