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Configure the peer nodes

 
You can configure the peer nodes by specifying each EPKS Server node and referencing its data.
 
To copy the data from the Batch Build view, click the button to copy the list of EPKS XML configuration project references to the Windows Clipboard.  Click the Paste button in the peer view to paste the Windows Clipboard contents into the view.  You will then have to manually reference the ACE and EPKS node names from the drop-down lists.
 
Configure the peer nodes
1

Specify Hosts File

1. Specify Hosts File
Click the browse button to locate the Hosts file that was exported from the EPKS Server.
2

XML Files Folder Path

2. XML Files Folder Path
Click the Browse button to locate the folder that contains the exported XML configuration files from an EPKS Server.  Click the DataGrid row to select the row.  Click again in a cell to expose the Browse button.
3

Build Status

3. Build Status
The current generation status will be displayed here.
4

XML Files Date

4. XML Files Date
When a reference to an XML configuration project is added, the file date of the exported EPKS XML configuration files is displayed here.
5

Exported Registry File Path

5. Exported Registry File Path
Click the Browse button to locate the exported Registry Key file for the EPKS Server that contains the XML configuration files.
6

Cluster ACE Name

6. Cluster ACE Name
Click in this cell to expose a drop-down list that contains all nodes found in the attached Hosts file.  Select the node item that represents the ACE node.
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Cluster Primary EPKS Name

7. Cluster Primary EPKS Name
Click in this cell to expose a drop-down list that contains all nodes found in the attached Hosts file.  Select the node item that represents the primary EPKS Server node.
8

Cluster Secondary EPKS Name

8. Cluster Secondary EPKS Name
Click in this cell to expose a drop-down list that contains all nodes found in the attached Hosts file.  Select the node item that represents the secondary EPKS Server node.
9

Generate

9. Generate
Click this button to begin generating the ICG Peer Map view based on the configured EPKS Server data.
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Horizontal Divider

10. Horizontal Divider
Place your mouse cursor over this divider image and left mouse-click to drag the size of the view.
11

Print

11. Print
Click this button to print the Peer Map view to an XPS Document file.
12

Copy Peer Map to Clipboard

12. Copy Peer Map to Clipboard
Click this drop-down button to copy the Peer Map view and its data to the Windows Clipboard.  You can also choose other options including how data is sorted when pasted into Excel and whether to copy data for only Gateways enabled for visual analysis.
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Peer Map View Sort Options

13. Peer Map View Sort Options
Click this drop-down list to select the type of sort to apply to the visual Peer Map view.
14

Options Expander

14. Options Expander
Click this button to toggle the visibility of the generation options.