CONFIGURING


Configuring the Internet Cluster Manager (ICM)

You configure the ICM by making entries in the Internet Cluster Manager section of the Server document. You can also set up a separate IP address for the ICM. You can then start the ICM.

About this task

You can configure the ICM settings on one server and have more than one ICM access these settings. This lets ICMs on different servers share a common configuration. You should include the ICM configuration information on every Web server in the cluster, not just the server on which you run the ICM. You do this because each Web server uses its own Server document to determine how to generate URLs that refer to the ICM. The Web server obtains the host name of the ICM from the Server document. The Web server then uses that host name to generate URLs that reference the ICM.

Procedure

1. From the HCL Domino® Administrator or the Web Administrator, click the Configuration tab.

2. In the Tasks pane, expand Server and click All Server Documents.

3. Do one of the following:

4. Click the Server Tasks -> Internet Cluster Manager tab.

5. Complete the fields in the following tables and save the Server document.


Results

When the ICM starts, it looks at the Server document on the server on which it is running to find the ICM cluster name and its network address. It then obtains the host name and port settings from the same Server document or from the Server document specified in the field Obtain ICM configuration from.

If you run the ICM on the same system as a Domino Web server, you must avoid IP address or port number conflicts. The best approach is to assign the ICM its own IP address. You can also have the ICM share an IP address with the Web server if you specify different port numbers for the ICM and the other protocols on the Web server.

Related concepts
Failover and workload balancing
Security in a cluster
Using an IP sprayer with Domino for HTTP and POP3 failover

Related tasks
Setting up a separate IP address for the Internet Cluster Manager (ICM)
Starting the Internet Cluster Manager (ICM)
Managing and monitoring the Internet Cluster Manager (ICM)
Setting up cluster failover for IMAP

Related reference
Using an IP sprayer with Domino for LDAP failover