Prepare for installation on Google Cloud Platform
In addition to the Control Room requirements, ensure your Google Cloud Platform meets these requirements.
Procedure
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Configure the Network Security Group of all the servers as specified in the
table below:
- Name: aarestrictedsecuritygroup
- Type: Ingress
- Targets: aarestrictedsecuritygroup
- Filters: IP ranges: List of IP addresses provided by IT Security Team
- Protocols / ports: all
- Action: Allow
- Priority: 1000
- Network: default
Note: In the IP ranges field, enter all the IP addresses of all VMs in the cluster environment. -
Set up the F5 Load Balancer with the following configurations:
- Type: Standard
- Source address: Select the Host option and enter 0.0.0.0/0.
- Destination Address/Mask: Select the Host option and enter F5-LB-Private IP
- Service Port: Select the Port option, enter 80, and select HTTP.
- Select the Notify Status to Virtual Address check box.
- State: EnabledTo use SSL offload with the F5 Load balancer, provide the SSL certificate at the load balancer level, and configure your Control Room application servers to use HTTP mode only.Recommendation: A load balancer is a third-party tool, so to set up the F5 load balancer with the Control Room, we recommend your IT team configure it.
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Set up the Pools and Nodes with the following configurations:
Pools > Properties
- Configuration: Basic
- Health Monitors: Active > /Common > gateway_icmp
- Load Balancing Method: Round Robin
- Priority Group Activation: Disabled
- State: Enabled
- Health Monitors: Node Specific
- Active > /Common > icmp
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Configure the Active Directory Server:
Verify that all the VMs in the cluster can ping each other using Private IP addresses.Note: All the VMs must be in the same AD Domain except for the F5 Load Balancer.
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RDP to one of the Control Room nodes / servers and run the Control Room installer.
The Installation Prerequisite Check verifies your system has the basic configurations needed for Automation Anywhere. For more information, see Control Room prerequisites.