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Installing with a shared schema

Configuring a shared schema environment for Bravura Security Fabric offers several advantages:

  • Better utilization of a single backend, as long as the backend is running on a dedicated database server.

  • Cheaper solution for load balancing, because the Bravura Security Fabric servers don’t need to be as robust.

  • Shared schema servers can be added without the need to synchronize databases first.

Bravura Security strongly recommends creating at least two or three replicated Bravura Security Fabric servers for fault tolerance and backup. When Bravura Privilege is installed, the recommended minimum is three. See Calculating the number of servers required for more information.

To configure a shared schema environment, ensure that:

  • All server clocks are synchronized.

  • All servers have the proper database client software installed and configured to connect to the same backend.

  • All servers have the same Bravura Security Fabric instance name.

  • All servers have the same communication key (or Master Key), database encryption key, workstation authentication encryption key, Connector encryption key, and IDMLib encryption key.

It is recommended that all servers have Bravura Security Fabric installed in the same directory on each local server.

There are two methods of configuring a shared schema:

  • Complete a regular install of Bravura Security Fabric using a new database. After the installation, redirect the Database Service using the iddbadmin utility to use an existing database schema. Contact support@bravurasecurity.com for assistance;

    Or

  • During Using setup to install Bravura Security Fabric :

    1. Select Use a preconfigured dedicated database user to install the new instance when prompted.

    2. At the Database Server configuration page, enter the login credentials for the login account you used for the backend connection on the first server.

    3. Click Advanced to load the Advanced Database Configuration Options page.

    4. Deselect the Install schema checkbox. This causes the installer to check if the specified database schema already has the required tables installed. If the tables do not exist, a warning message is displayed.

    5. Deselect the Populate default data checkbox.

    6. Click OK to close the Advanced Database Configuration Options page.

    7. Click Next to continue with installation. Once installation is complete, the new instance starts sharing a schema with the instance you specified connection details for.

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