Master Slave configuration

Master Slave configuration

What does Master/Slave mean?

In computer networking, master/slave is a model for a communication in which one device or process (known as the master) controls one or more other devices or processes (known as slaves). Once the master/slave relationship is established, the direction of control is always from the master to the slave(s). 
In a master-slave configuration of SafeSquid, a specific instance of SafeSquid  (the master server) manages other instances of SafeSquid (the slave servers). The stand-alone and slave instances are almost identical in functionality.
A slave server acts as a single (stand-alone) instance of SafeSquid, managing network computers. Furthermore, the slave server receives policies and tasks from its master server. 
The master server does not have its own managed computers, but it indirectly manages those of its slave servers by assigning policies and tasks to them. Another purpose of the master server is to provide you with information on the network security status, by centralizing data from all managed servers. In this way, you can get centralized results from all the clients of the slave servers in a single report.

Prerequisites

SafeSquid should be installed and activated using same product activation key on all the machines (master as well as slave)

Master Slave configuration

Access the SafeSquid User Interface

Configuration on Slave Server

Go to Support

clicking on support in safesquid interface in top right corner

Go to Startup params 

clicking on start up params
clicking on edit button
entering the master IP address
entering the port of master server
clicking on submit button
clicking on restart button
clicking on yes for backup current configuration to cloud

Configuration on Master Server if authentication is Enabled 

Go to Access Restriction under Application Setup 
Going to Access Restriction under Application Setup
If authentication is enabled on master server you have to configure policies as shown on master server

Go to Allow list

going to allow list tab in access restrictions
enabling the policy as true
enabling the policy as true for giving access to slave server
clicking on save to save the policy
policy saved

Verify the synchronization of defined sections on Slave server

Verifying the synchronization of defined sections on Slave server




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