Adding a secondary server to the multiple primary servers configuration

Install and configure a remote secondary server to work with the primary servers in your RICOH ProcessDirector environment.
  1. Install a Secondary Server feature on a Linux computer that is separate from your primary server. To install a secondary server see Installing remote secondary servers. During the installation process, when prompted enter the active primary server hostname.
  2. After the installation is complete, go to the shared file server system and list both primary1aiw and primary2aiw directories directories in the /etc/exports file.
    1. Open /etc/exports in a file editor and add these lines:
      
/mpaiw/primary1aiw secondary-hostname(rw,no_root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check,crossmnt)
/mpaiw/primary2aiw secondary-hostname(rw,no_root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check,crossmnt)
/mpaiw/sharedaiw/ secondary-hostname(rw,no_root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check,crossmnt)

      where secondary-hostname is the hostname of the secondary server.

    2. Save and close the file.
    3. To apply the new export configuration, type:
      exportfs -ra
  3. On the secondary server, create both /mpaiw/primary1aiw/ and /mpaiw/primary2aiw directories. Type:
    1. Run: mkdir -p /mpaiw/primary1aiw/
    2. Run: mkdir -p /mpaiw/primary2aiw/
  4. Mount the /mpaiw/primary1aiw/ and /mpaiw/primary2aiw directories:
    1. Enable and start the NFS server:
      systemctl enable nfs-server.service
systemctl start nfs-server.service
    2. Type these commands:
      mount -t nfs fileserver-hostname:/mpaiw/primary1aiw /mpaiw/primary1aiw
mount -t nfs fileserver-hostname:/mpaiw/primary2aiw /mpaiw/primary2aiw
mount -t nfs fileserver-hostname:/mpaiw/sharedaiw /aiw
  5. Start the active primary server using startaiw.
  6. Log in to the RICOH ProcessDirector lead primary server and add the new secondary sever. See Defining application and remote secondary servers.
  7. Go to the remote secondary system and log in as root.
  8. Open the /opt/infoprint/ippd/base/config/ippdprofile file using a text editor and find and replace export export AIWDATA=/aiw/aiw1 with export AIWDATA=${AIWDATA}.
  9. Start the secondary server using startaiw. The secondary should be connected after several seconds. If it fails to connect, make sure you have followed both steps 6(a) and 6(b) above.
    The secondary server should be connected after several seconds. If it fails to connect, make sure the information from step 9 is correct.
Parent topic: Installing the Secondary Server feature