Configuring orchestrator.yml

  1. Search for the following file: 
    /opt/aspera/var/config/orchestrator/orchestrator.yml
    If you discover the file, follow the steps below.
    1. Back up the file in another location, then remove it. This is necessary because orchestrator.yml is shared between nodes.
    2. Compare this version of orchestrator.yml 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 between the two files, update the default orchestrator.yml file on each node with the values from the orchestrator.yml file located in /opt/aspera/var/config/orchestrator/

  2. 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
  3. Edit orchestrator.yml on the second node.
    1. On the second node, open the following file: 
      /opt/aspera/orchestrator/config/orchestrator.yml
    2. Edit the file to match the configuration for the first node (shown in the previous step), with one exception:
      engine_instance should be set to 2.
  4. Customize HTML branding on each node. (Optional)
    1. Open the following file and edit it to customize branding: 
      /opt/aspera/orchestrator/config/branding.yml
    2. Remove the following file, if it exists: 
      /opt/aspera/var/config/orchestrator/branding.yml
  5. 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/