Server Management

The Manage Servers tab is accessed from Platform | Cluster Management by selecting Manage Servers.

The Manage Servers tab provides options for configuring and defining settings for servers added to Platform using the Setup Tool.

Only servers installed with the Zend Platform Setup Tool will appear in the Manage Server tab.

The options available from this tab are:

Add Server
Remove Server
Change Server

Adding a Server

The following procedure describes how to add a server to Platform so that it appears in the Manage Servers tab.

To add a server:

Run the Setup Tool by running the setup_tool.sh (Unix/Linux/Mac) or going to Start| Programs | Zend Platform | Setup Tool (Windows). (Please see the Zend Platform Installation Guide for details on Node installation).
Zend Platform automatically identifies registered servers and displays them in the Manage Servers tab.

The installation script sets the Server Name and users can now define the new server's settings.

Server settings are defined from Platform | Cluster Management | Manage Servers.

The Server Management settings are as follows:

Server Address - The actual host's address (not editable).
Server Name - The server’s name for identification and all references to the server from Zend Platform.
Group - The existing group to which the server will belong (new groups are added to the list from the Manage Groups tab).
GUI Directory - States the location of the server’s Platform Administration Installation.
SSL - Check the box if the server uses SSL.
Port - Specifies the port with which the specific server works.
Remove - Removes the server from the database (unregistered) and deletes all events related to the removed server.

Note:

These settings should only be changed if changes that may affect these settings occurred since the node installation.

Removing a Server

The following procedure describes how to remove a server.

To remove a server:

Go to Platform | Cluster Management and select Manage Servers.
Select a server from the list and click "Remove".
Manage Servers will remove the server from Zend Platform and all functionality will be disconnected.

Attempting to remove a server while another user is working on the server (through Platform), will activate a prompt message asking the user to select another server. Active Pop-up Blockers may interfere with this action causing a notification message to appear asking the user to actively select the "Select Server" option. This message will only appear once. To enable the pop-up, deactivate all Pop-up Blockers when using Platform or activate the option to allow Pop-ups from Platform's URL.

Note:

To add a removed server, uset the Setup Tool to re-register:
In UNIX: ...<install dir>/bin/setup_tool.sh
In Windows, go to: Start | Programs | Zend Platform | Setup Tool.
More information on the Setup tool can be found in the Zend Platform Installation Guide.

Changing a Server

The following procedure describes how to re-configure a server after changing the port Apache listens on. Changing the port Apache listens to means that Platform also has to be updated.

To update a server:

Go to: Platform | Cluster Management and select Manage Servers.
Locate the server in the list, manually change the port number and click "Save" to apply the changes.
Go to: Configuration | PHP Configuration and use the search tool to locate the directive "zend_central.gui_address".
Change the port number in the address and click "Save" to apply the changes.
Restart Apache.

The server is now configured to listen to the new port.

See Restricting Access to Virtual Hosts for more information on how to use user permissions to restrict access to Virtual Hosts.

Related Links:
Group Management

VHost Management