Bookshelf v7.5: Clustering Siebel Web Server Extension (SWSE) Plug-Ins for IIS

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Clustering Siebel Web Server Extension (SWSE) Plug-Ins for IIS

To cluster your SWSE plug-ins, use the following procedure.

To cluster Siebel Web Server Extensions with MSCS

Designate one Web server in the cluster as the primary server.

You must then make all changes to the Web site on this primary server.

Synchronize all the other servers in the cluster by using the following command:

%systemroot%\system32\inetsrv\iissynch secondary server

Example:

C:\winnt\system32\inetsrv\iissync SVCLT2

Install the Siebel Web Server Extension according to the instructions in Installing the Siebel Web Server Extension but with the following differences:

The installation directory you specify for the SWSE must be on a clustered disk drive.

If you clustered the Siebel Gateway, you must use the IP address for a clustered Gateway.

Switch the Web server resource group to node 2.

Rename the original SWSE installation folder and install the SWSE a second time on node 2, using the same parameters as you did for the initial installation.

Cluster the Web site:

Set up a default Web site according to the vendor documentation. (This default site is created automatically when you install IIS Web Server.)

Modify the default Web site to respond only to the cluster IP address for the cluster group containing IIS, using Internet Service Manager:

Select the primary Web server.

Select Default Web Site >Properties.

Select the Web Site tab.

Set the cluster group IP address.

CAUTION: No other sites can be using this IP address or cluster failover may not work.

Verify that all Siebel eBusiness Applications are installed to the default Web site.

CAUTION: When installing the SWSE, provide the Web server port as part of the Web Server address/hostname if it is a non-standard port.

Synchronize the IIS Web Server sites on the two servers, using the command in Step 2.

Using IIS, stop the default Web site and create a new MSCS cluster resource group, as described in the MSCS product documentation with the following parameters:

Resource Type: IIS Server Instance

Type: WWW

IIS Server: Default Web Site

Dependencies: Physical Disk, IP Address, Network Name

To uninstall a clustered SWSE

Follow the standard uninstallation procedures for uninstalling Siebel Web Server Extensions Full Uninstall on node 1. For instructions, see Uninstalling Siebel eBusiness Applications.

Switch to node 2.

Select the copy of the SWSE directory that you made in Step 5 of Clustering Siebel Web Server Extension (SWSE) Plug-Ins for IIS and give it the name of the original installation directory.

Follow the standard uninstallation procedures for uninstalling Siebel Web Server Extensions Full Uninstall on node 2.