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Configuring the Sites Dashboard (Adding Sites)#

A site that is added to the Sites Dashboard can be included with the following options:

  • sync (incoming and/or outgoing)
  • statistics monitoring
  • (cross-system) machine management
  • repair server (incoming and/or outgoing)

Add a System to the Sites Dashboard#

  1. From the Main Dashboard, Click Sites on the left menu.
  2. Click New Site on the left menu.
  3. Enter a Name that clearly identifies the system, such as a location description.
  4. Enter the URL to reach the system, e.g. https://Chicago-verge.abcco.com (URL must be reachable from this VergeOS system)
  5. Enabling the Allow Insecure SSL Connection option will permit site connections without a valid CA-signed certificate (e.g. missing, invalid, expired, or self-signed certs).

Warning

The Allow Insecure SSL Connection option is NOT intended for normal use; it should only be selected in cases where site connections are secure (e.g. behind a common firewall, connected via private lines), or for short durations to troubleshoot initial connection issues.

  1. Enter User of the remote system. (admin-level user required).

  2. Enter the Password for the user entered above. Configuration

  3. Cloud Snapshots - system-to-system transfer of cloud snapshots to facilitate data archiving, DR, etc.; also referred to as site sync.

    • Disabled - does not configure snapshot sync between these systems
    • Send cloud snapshots to this site - auto creates outgoing sync on this system and incoming sync on the other side to allow transferring snapshots from this system to the remote one
    • Receive cloud snapshots from this site - auto creates incoming sync on this system and outgoing sync on the other side to allow transferring snapshots from the remote system to this one.
    • Send and receive cloud snapshots from this site - auto creates incoming and outgoing syncs on both sides to facilitate snapshot transfer both ways

Info

Selecting a Cloud Snapshots option, other than "Disabled", will auto generate the necessary incoming/outgoing syncs, and auto registers with receiving systems. Additional configuration is required on the outgoing system to select the snapshots to synchronize and optionally schedule to occur within specific time frames (e.g. outside of regular business hours); see Sync Configuration for instructions.

  1. Sync Statistics - continual status information transfer between sites, for simpler monitoring of multiple systems: displays high-level status info for each site with the ability to drill down on a specific site for more detailed information
    • Disabled - does not configure statistics transfer between these systems
    • Send statistics to this site - will send statistics from this system to the remote one
    • Receive statistics from this site - will send statistics from the remote system to this one
    • Send and receive statistics from this site - will send local statistics to the remote system and from the remote system to this one
  2. Machine Management - allows power on/power off, reset and kill power of VMs from the site dashboard

Sync statistics must be enabled to allow machine management.

  • Disabled - does not configure remote machine management between the systems
  • Manage this site's machines - allows management of the other system's VMs to be performed from this system
  • This site can manage my machines - allows management of this local system's VMs from the other system
  • Allow bi-directional management of machines - allows management of both systems's VMs from the other.
  1. Repair Server automatic potential rehabilitation if a system experiences problems extending its redundancy tolerance, such as multiple, simultaneous drive failures across nodes, Typically, a repair server would be a sync destination that contains a relatively recent replication of the given system. More information about repair servers can be found here: Repair Servers
    • Disabled - does not configure repair servers between these systems
    • Connect to this site for repairs - configures the remote site as a repair server for the local system
    • Receive connections from this site for repairs - configures local system as a repair server for the remote site
    • Enable bi-directional repair servers - configures both systems to provide repairs for the other
  2. Click Submit (bottom of page) to finish adding the site.