Create a vIPS Cluster for Azure

Steps:

1. In the Manager, go to Devices → <Admin Domain Name> → Global → Device Manager.

   The Device Manager page is displayed.

2. Select the vIPS Clusters tab.

   The page displays Clusters. When you select any Cluster, details for the specific groups protected by it are displayed.

   

   Option	Definition
   Cluster Name	Name of the Cluster
   Description	Description of the Cluster
   Capacity	Displays the total capacity of license required for all member Sensors in the cluster.
   Member Sensors	Number of Member Sensors in the selected Cluster Note Clicking on this number redirects you to Devices → <Admin Domain Name> → Devices → Summary. Here, the summary of the Member Sensors is displayed.
   License	Displays the license(s) status of the cluster. Auto-assignment of license(s) to the device: If sufficient licenses(s) are available in the pool, the license(s) will be auto-assigned to the device. However, if enough license(s) are unavailable in the pool, the partial assignment of license(s) will not be permitted. When a standalone Sensor or a member Sensor is registered successfully, and enough license(s) are available in the pool, the license(s) will be auto-assigned to the standalone Sensor or a member Sensor. When you upgrade the Manager, and enough license(s) are available in the pool, the license(s) will be auto-assigned to the Sensor. When the license(s) assigned to the device expires and sufficient unassigned license(s) are available in the pool, license(s) will be auto-assigned to the device. Manual assignment of license(s) to the device: You can assign a license by clicking the icon. However, you cannot perform the license assignment if the cluster is empty. In such scenarios, the icon will be hidden. The license(s) status can be one of the following options: Required: The reason can be one of the following: The license(s) has not been assigned. The license(s) are assigned, but their capacity is less than the cluster's configured capacity. Note If a combination of expired and insufficient licenses exists, the insufficient license takes a higher priority. Present: The sufficient license(s) are present and valid. Expired: The license(s) are assigned, but one or more license(s) are expired. Grace Period: The assigned license(s) have expired and are now running on a grace period. Note A grace period of 30 days is provided to subscription-based system licenses after they expire.
   Last Updated	Time — Date in <mmm-yy> format, and time when the Cluster was last updated By — User who modified the Cluster
   	Refresh the status of all the Clusters.
   Search	Enter the keyword to search the required Clusters.
   	Create a new Cluster.
   	Deletes a Cluster Perform the following steps to delete a Cluster: Select the Cluster and click . Click OK to delete the selected Cluster, or click Cancel to return to the Clusters page.
   Save as CSV	Creates a .csv list of the list of Clusters
   View VMs	To view the VMs protected by the Clusters

3. To add a new Cluster, click .

4. The Add Cluster panel appears where you can update the Controller configuration, and enter the shared secret key for the Cluster to establish communication with your Manager.

5. Enter the following details:

   Option definitions

   Option	Definitions
   Cluster Name	Enter a unique name for the cluster. Note The minimum length for a name is 1 character. The name can contain up to 50 alphanumeric (upper or lower case letters) characters, including hyphens and underscores. The name must begin with a letter.
   Description	Enter a description for the Cluster. Note The minimum length for description is 1 character. The maximum allowed character length is 255 characters.
   Shared Key	Enter the shared key used by the Sensor to establish communication with the Manager. Note The minimum length for shared secret size is 8 characters. The maximum allowed character length is 25 characters.
   Confirm Shared Key	Re-enter the shared key for confirmation.
   Last Updated	Displays the time and user who last modified the Cluster. The field is blank when you are creating the Cluster for the first time.
   vIPS Protected Groups	Displays the list of Protected Groups whose instances are assigned to the Cluster

   
   
   
   

6. Click Save to save the details to the Manager database.

   The Cluster tab displays the details of the new Cluster.

   Note

   After you install and start the Sensor instance, the Sensor establishes trust with the Manager. The Manager then adds the Sensor to the relevant cluster.

7. To view the instances being protected by a Cluster, click View VMs.