NetMAXFAQ : Master / Slave :
How do I distribute NetMAX's across a network?
Applies to: NetMAX FreeBSD Bld475
NetMAX Linux 2.0.37 - 4.0xaddress-suppressedEach network can have only one NetMAX master. Additional machines can be set up as NetMAX slaves to handle specific processing functions, such as file sharing or backups.
Every time a commit is performed on the NetMAX master, a commit is performed on all slaves. The NetMAX master maintains the following information and distributes it to all slaves during a commit:
users
machines
machine groups
domains
password policies
On the other hand, the NetMAX slave maintains its own information for: user defaults
user groups
When a commit is performed on a slave, only one type of information is
"distributed" back to the master: passwords. When a user changes a password, it
is also sent to the master. If it is necessary to have the alerts from the slave
machines forwarded to you, simply enter your email address in the notification
section of Reports|Alerts for each slave. If you have NetMAX servers with users and machines already defined that you would like to turn into slaves, you may have different user or machine lists on each slave. Use the following procedure to consolidate the lists:
1. Temporarily define the NetMAX master as a slave.
2. One by one, define each slave as a master and perform a commit,
thereby copying its user and machine list to all other machines.
3. Redefine the NetMAX master and perform a commit.
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During an upgrade commit, do slaves update as well?