Installing two SSB units in HA mode
The following describes how to install SSB with high availability support.
To install SSB with high availability support
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For the first SSB unit, complete Installing the SSB hardware.
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For the second SSB unit, complete Steps 1-3 of Installing the SSB hardware.
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Connect the two units with an Ethernet cable via the Ethernet connectors labeled as 4.
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Power on the second unit.
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Change the BIOS and IPMI passwords on the second unit. The default password is ADMIN or changeme, depending on your hardware.
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Connect to the SSB web interface of the first unit from a client machine and enable high availability mode. Navigate to Basic Settings > High Availability . Click Convert to Cluster, then reload the page in your browser.
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Click Reboot Cluster.
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Wait until the slave unit synchronizes its disk to the master unit. Depending on the size of the hard disks, this may take several hours. You can increase the speed of the synchronization via the SSB web interface at Basic Settings > High Availability > DRBD sync rate limit.
Hardware specifications
The syslog-ng Store Box (SSB) appliances are built on high performance, energy efficient, and reliable hardware that are easily mounted into standard rack mounts.
The following sections provide detailed information of SSB appliances.
Topics:
syslog-ng Store Box (SSB) T1
Unit: 1
Number of disk slots: 2 (internal only)
Redundant PSU: 0
Mainboard: X8SIL-F
Chipset: Intel 3420
NIC:
- 2x Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- 1x Supermicro AOC-SG-i2 Dual GbE PCI-Ex4
IPMI: Nuvoton WPCM450, SMT (Latest ver.: 3.16)
CPU: 1x Intel Xeon X3430 2.4GHz Quad
RAM: 2x 4GB Samsung DDR3-1600 ECC/Unbuffered STD
HDD: 2x Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB SATA III
RAID: Software RAID
RAID type: RAID1
Chassis (H x W x D): 43mm x 426mm x 356mm (1U)
Chassis (H x W x D): 1,7" x 16,8" x 14,0" (1U)
Chassis: SuperChassis 512-200B
Weight: 7,7 kg / 17 lbs
Wattage IDLE: 50 Watt
Wattage LOAD: 243 Watt
System MTBF (h): 42216 hours
Electrical: 100 - 240V, 60-50Hz, 4 - 2 Amp
Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 70°C
Humidity range: 8% to 90%
Non-operating humidity: 5% to 95%
Compliant to: CE, cCSAus, FCC, VCCI-A
Link to manufacturer documentation
syslog-ng Store Box (SSB) T4
Unit: 1
Number of disk slots: 4
Redundant PSU: 1
Mainboard: X9SPU-F
Chipset: Intel C216 Express PCH
NIC
- 2x Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- 1x Supermicro AOC-SG-i2 Dual GbE PCI-Ex4
IPMI: Nuvoton WPCM450RA0BX, SMT (Latest ver.: 3.38)
CPU: 1x Intel Xeon E3-1275v2 3.5GHz Quad
RAM: 2x 4GB Samsung DDR3-1600 ECC/Unbuffered STD
HDD: 4x Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB SATA III
RAID:
- LSI MegaRAID SAS 9271-4i SGL
- + LSI LSIiBBU09 BBU
RAID type: RAID10
Chassis (H x W x D): 43mm x 437mm x 650mm
Chassis: (H x W x D) 1,7" x 17,2" x 25,6"
Chassis: SuperChassis 815TQ-R500UB
Weight: 16,5 kg / 38 lbs
Wattage IDLE: 60 Watt
Wattage LOAD: 547 Watt
System MTBF (h): 69667 hours
Electrical: 100 - 240V, 60-50Hz, 6.2 - 2.6 Amp
Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 70°C
Humidity range: 8% to 90%
Non-operating humidity: 5% to 95%
Compliant to: CE, cCSAus, FCC, VCCI-A
Link to manufacturer documentation
