Reconfiguring or Uninstalling the Traffic Manager Software
The configure script is a utility that allows you to clear your Traffic Manager software configuration (and then reconfigure the software) or uninstall (remove) the Traffic Manager software entirely from the virtual machine.
To reconfigure the Traffic Manager software, see Reconfiguring the Traffic Manager Software.
To uninstall the Traffic Manager software, see Uninstalling the Traffic Manager Software.
You can rerun the configure script at any time to change any or all of the settings you chose initially; or you can use the configure script to completely remove the software from your virtual machine (along with any clusters in which it was a member) before clearing the installation files from your machine.
Reconfiguring the Traffic Manager Software
To reconfigure the Traffic Manager software
- Log in as the root user and run the configure script from the virtual machine command line:
$ZEUSHOME/zxtm/configure --<variant><variant> is either ec2 or gce depending on your deployment type.
The Traffic Manager determines that your software has been previously configured and the following options display:
This program will perform the initial configuration of the Virtual Traffic Manager.
Initial configuration has already been performed on this Virtual Traffic Manager installation.
1. Quit (default)
2. Perform the post-install configuration again
3. Clear all configuration
H. Help
Choose option [1]:- To rerun the Traffic Manager configuration, type 2. Each previously set value is displayed, allowing you to selectively make changes as applicable.
- To clear your existing configuration and stop the software, type 3. This resets the Traffic Manager to the unconfigured state (that is, the state it was in at the completion of the zinstall script). To reconfigure the Traffic Manager, run the configure script again (option 2), if necessary.
Clearing your configuration stops the Traffic Manager from handling traffic. Ivanti recommends you make sure this does not impact your external service availability.
Changing the Traffic Manager Name
Each Traffic Manager in your cluster uses a DNS resolvable name with which the Traffic Manager can be identified and contacted by each member of the cluster. If you are unable to use a resolvable name, you can use an IP address instead. You set this name or IP address when you initially configure the Traffic Manager.
To change the Traffic Manager name (or assign an IP address)
- Log on to the Traffic Manager and select “Perform the post-install configuration again”.
- Choose the action you want to perform from the options listed below:
Each Traffic Manager in your cluster must have a unique name, resolvable by each member of the cluster.
This Traffic Manager is currently called 'vtm1.example.com'.
Would you like to:
1. Keep the current Traffic Manager name (default)
2. Specify a new resolvable hostname
3. Use an IP address instead of a hostname
Choose option [1]:- Press Enter.
You can also switch to using an IP address from the Replace Traffic Manager Name section on the System > Traffic Managers page of the Admin UI. You cannot, however, switch to using a resolvable name from this page. Instead, rerun the configure script as described in Reconfiguring the Traffic Manager Software.
Uninstalling the Traffic Manager Software
To completely uninstall (that is, remove entirely) the Traffic Manager software from your host machine, complete the following steps:.
To uninstall the Traffic Manager software
- Login as the system superuser, and enter the following command at the command line:
$ZEUSHOME/zxtm/configure --<variant><variant> is either ec2 or gce depending on your deployment type.
For instructions on how to become the system superuser, see your host operating system documentation.
- Choose option 3 to completely remove the Traffic Manager software from the host machine.
The configuration for this Traffic Manager is removed. The Traffic Manager is no longer a member of a Traffic Manager cluster, and the Traffic Manager is not usable until you run the configuration program and the initial configuration script again.
- Delete the $ZEUSHOME directory (the directory in which the software was installed).