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Set Up Load Balancing

You set up the load balancer by connecting the Administration tool to the computer that runs the Load Balancer. In a first step you create the load balancer cluster and then configure the fuzzy databases for the Search and Matching Server that is set as master. Alternatively, you can set up a stand-alone Search and Matching Server first that you want to use as master for the load balancer first and then set up the load balancer cluster. You only have to add the configured server as first server to the cluster so that it is set as master. Otherwise, if the cluster contains a master node already the server is added as slave node and all database are deleted from it when it is added to the cluster.

In order to change the databases and its settings in a cluster you have to update the configuration by connecting to the load balancer from the Administration. Any changes are synchronized to the cluster nodes.

Note When a load balancer is deployed and one or more of its Kofax Search and Matching Servers are also configured as alternative hosts, the extraction process uses the load balancer by default.
  1. From the control pane, select Search and Matching Server and then select Administration.

    The Log On to Server window is displayed.

  2. Type the name by which the local area network identifies the computer that runs the Load Balancer.

    You can also type the IP address, or type "localhost" if the Load Balancer is installed on your local computer. Note that you can search for all available load balancer within your local network by clicking .

    Note The search may take some time, depending on the size of your network and the speed of your network connection.
    Tip If you connect to a server a second time, you can click the Down Arrow to select a server from the list.

    The Server Discovery window is displayed to select the load balancer.

  3. If needed, change the port number (the default for the load balancer is 22001) that is used for communication with the Load Balancer. The port number must correspond to the value that is configured during the installation of the load balancer. If you select the load balancer from the Server Discovery window the port number is broadcasted automatically.
  4. Click Connect to set up the connection the selected load balancer using single-sign on.
  5. From the Cluster menu, select Cluster Management to set up the cluster of different Search and Matching Servers that are managed by connected load balancer.

    The Cluster Management window is displayed to perform one of the following steps.

    Repeat the steps until all wanted servers are added to the cluster and click OK.

  6. Set up the fuzzy databases as needed that are then automatically synchronized to all nodes in the cluster.