Configuring orchestrator.yml

Search for the following file:

/opt/aspera/var/config/orchestrator/orchestrator.yml

If you discover the file, back it up in another location, then remove it. This is necessary because it is shared between nodes.

If applicable, compare the version of orchestrator.yml that you discovered in Step 1 with the default file, located in the directory below:

/opt/aspera/orchestrator/config/orchestrator.yml

Look for differences between the two files (for example, in the number of threads).

If you do observe differences, update the default file on each node with the values from the other orchestrator.yml file, found in the following folder:

/opt/aspera/var/config/orchestrator/orchestrator.yml

Edit orchestrator.yml on the first node.

On the first node, open the following file:

/opt/aspera/orchestrator/config/orchestrator.yml

Edit the file to reflect the following configuration, adding any element that is missing.

engine_instance: 1
use_db_time: true 
active_active: true
install_config_file: /opt/aspera/orchestrator/config/orchestrator.yml
aspera_dir: /opt/aspera
orchestrator_dir: /opt/aspera/orchestrator
run_dir: /opt/aspera/var/run/orchestrator
config_dir: /opt/aspera/var/config/orchestrator
archive_dir: /opt/aspera/var/archive/orchestrator
install_images_dir: /opt/aspera/var/config/orchestrator/images
install_pages_dir: /opt/aspera/var/config/orchestrator/pages
install_css_dir: /opt/aspera/var/config/orchestrator/stylesheets
log_file: /opt/aspera/orchestrator/log/orchestrator.log

Edit orchestrator.yml on the second node.

On the second node, open the following file:

/opt/aspera/orchestrator/config/orchestrator.yml

Edit the file to match the configuration shown in 3, with one exception:
engine_instance should be set to 2.

Customize HTML branding on each node. (Optional)

Open the following file and edit it to customize branding:
```
/opt/aspera/orchestrator/config/branding.yml
```

Remove the following file, if it exists:

/opt/aspera/var/config/orchestrator/branding.yml

Store the log file in a local folder. (Optional)

Log files can be stored in the following local folder:

/opt/aspera/orchestrator/log/

They can also point to the log folder on the shared storage:

/opt/aspera/var/run/orchestrator/log/