Add or edit Load Units

This procedure describes how to add or edit Load Units to ASMS, as part of configuring load distribution.

Do the following:

1. Log in to AFA as an administrator. For details, see Logins and other basics.

2. Browse to the Administration area and select the ARCHITECTURE tab.

   

3. In the Load Distribution area, do one of the following:

   • To add a new Load Unit, click New.
   • To edit an existing Load Unit, click on the relevant row, and click Edit.

   The Add New Slave/Edit Slave dialog appears.

   

4. Enter the following details:

   Name	Enter a name for the Load Unit. Read-only when editing.
   IP Address	Enter the Load Unit's IP address. Read-only when editing.
   Linux User	Read only. The username of the Linux user you used to install AFA on the Load Unit. Appears only when adding a new Load Unit.
   Linux Password	Enter the password of the Linux user shown. Appears only when adding a new Load Unit.
   Notes	Optional. Enter any notes about this Load Unit.
   Enabled	Select to enable the Load Unit.

5. Click OK.

6. If you added a new Load Unit, reconfigure the distributed architecture on all Load Units. Do the following:

   1. Connect to the Administration interface on the Master Appliance. If the Master Appliance is in a cluster, connect to the primary node. Log in to the machine as user root. The algosec_conf main menu appears.

   2. Select option 15 - Distributed architecture configuration.

   3. When prompted, enter Y to abort all analyses.

 

â See also:

• Delete Load Units or Remote Agents
• Disable distributed processes