1a

Make config for a node

1

• MachineConfig\Name the name of the load balancer should be provided
• MachineConfig\IISSettings\HostName detto

2/a

• create tisconfig\machines\<yourhostname>\hosts\<sitename>\sites.xml 
  there are two sections that need to be created
  
  • Sites\PrimarySite
    <Name>TIS</Name> - Site name
    <RedisAPPID>4061</RedisAPPID> - Redis application ID
    <Config>
            <PublicSiteUrl>https://yoursitename/TIS</PublicSiteUrl> - Public Site URL
            <APPID>2060</APPID> - Application instance ID
            <Protocol>https</Protocol> - Http/Https protocol
            <Port>443</Port> - Http port
            <HostName>localhostname</HostName> - Host name for the instance
            <TISBoardBindingName>TISBoard0SecureBinding</TISBoardBindingName>
            <SecurityMode>Transport</SecurityMode>
            <WebAppTIServicePipeName>WebApp_TIService_TIS</WebAppTIServicePipeName>
    </Config>
    

2/b

• the second section that needs to be created:
  Sites\ServerFarm
  <Name>TISFarm</Name> - TISFarm name in IIS
  <InstanceCount>8</InstanceCount> - Desired number of instances
  <FirstAPPID>2061</FirstAPPID> - The starting ID number for the first instance, incrementing by every instance
  <FirstPort>6031</FirstPort> - IIS access port
  <InstanceConfig>
        <PublicSiteUrl>https://yoursitename/TIS</PublicSiteUrl> - Public Site URL
        <Protocol>http</Protocol> - Http/Https protocol
        <HostName>localhostname</HostName> - Host name for the instance
        <TISBoardBindingName>TISBoard0Binding</TISBoardBindingName>
        <SecurityMode>None</SecurityMode>
        <WebAppTIServicePipeName>WebApp_TIService_TIS</WebAppTIServicePipeName>
  </InstanceConfig>

2/c

• Redis-configuration 
  in the tisconfig folder redisconfig.xml must be set like the standalone version but the Bind must be 0.0.0.0 on the node which runs redis
  
  
  
  
  
• on the other nodes Bind must be deleted and as host the IP should be the same as on the first node which runs redis

3

Windows Firewall on primary node running Redis

• Set Inbound Rules by adding an exception for Redis access 

• Protocol TCP

• Local Port 6379

4

Add load balancer name to hosts file

• 127.0.0.1 lb-addr

1

• Extract zip to C:\Install

2

• Run Powershell as Administrator and execute  the following command

3

• prepare
  • ARR

1

• deploy

2

• Open services and start the redis service on the primary machine

3

• start the Guard and the TIService Instances on all machines

4

• Start application pool for TIS and TISBoard on all machines