Configuring with MetaDefender Distributed Cluster

Starting from MetaDefender Kiosk 4.7.10, administrators can integrate with the MetaDefender Distributed Cluster (MDDC) (2.3.0 or later) to serve very large deployments while offering improved auto-scaling, high availability and fault tolerant capabilities for MetaDefender Core.

Setting up MetaDefender Distributed Cluster with MetaDefender Kiosk consists of the following steps:

Detecting the MetaDefender Distributed Cluster server URL

MetaDefender Kiosk muse be able to reach the MDDC server URL

1. Access the MetaDefender Kiosk Management Conosle at http(s)://<ip or dns>:8009. You can also access the Kiosk Management Console using Windows Start > OPSWAT > MetaDefender Kiosk Management Console.
2. Click Configuration and enter your MetaDefender Distributed Cluster URL e.g http(s)://<ip or dns>:8899

Authenticating the MDDC connection

You must authenticate your connection by obtaining an API key from the MetaDefender Distributed Cluster Management Console

1. Access the MDDC Management Console
2. Select User Management
3. Click the desired user with an Administrator role and copy the contents of the API key field. If an API key has not been previously generated click the Generate link and make sure to save changes.
4. Return to the MetaDefender Kiosk Management Console and click the Configuration tab
5. Paste your MDDC API key value in the API Key field

Associating workflows in Kiosk to workflows in MDDC

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