Here are the steps to install Pragma SSH Server or Pragma Telnet Server on a Windows 2008 R2 Failover cluster.
- Configure a properly working failover cluster.
- Install the Pragma Product on each cluster node.
- For Pragma SSH Server, make sure all nodes use the same public/private keys. This can be done by a) overwriting one node’s keys with another in the Windows\system32\drivers\etc directory, or b) mapping a shared drive and configuring Fortress to use keys on the shared drive.
- Allow InetD through the windows firewall
- Click "Start", Control Panel
- Select "System and Security"
- Click "Allow a program through Windows Firewall" under the "Windows Firewall" heading
- If "Pragma Systems InetD Server program is available in the list, Click the boxes for Domain, Home/Work, and Public. Otherwise select "Allow another program…". Then browse to C:\Program Files\Pragma\InetD and select the INETDSRV (or INETDSRV4) program.
- Create a Cluster CAP for the Pragma InetD service
- In the Failover Cluster Manager, right click on the cluster administrative name in the left column tree view. Select "Configure a Service or Application…"
- At the "Before you Begin" panel, Click "Next"
- At the "Select Service or Application" panel, select "Generic Service"
- At the "Select Service" panel, select "Pragma InetD"
- At the "Client Access Point" panel, give the CAP a name and select "Next"
- At the "Select Storage" panel, select the shared disk required for the Pragma services (optional). Click "Next"
- At the "Replicate Registry Settings", select "Add…"
- In the "Registry Key" dialog, enter "SOFTWARE\PragmaSystems" (without quotes). Click "OK" then click "Next"
- In the "Confirmation panel" click "Next".
- In the "Summary" panel, click "Finish"
After these steps, the Pragma CAP should be created. The CAP name chosen in step 5-e can be used communicate with the Pragma products on the cluster.