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MetaDefender Distributed Cluster Worker
Ignition file
The ignition file is required only for a fresh installation.
To install MetaDefender Distributed Cluster Worker server, ignition file in YML format is required at the following location:
Windows:
C:\opswat\mddc_worker.ymlLinux:
/etc/opswat/mddc_worker.yml
The ignition file includes keys
Key path | Value type | Accepted values | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
secure.connection_key | string | A string from 4 to 64 character long containing digits from 0 to 9 and characters from a/A to z/Z | required | An arbitrary string that enables clients to connect to the server. Use this value as input when adding a MDDC Worker in the UI of the MDDC Control Center. |
secure.private_key | string | required | Content of private key in X509 format. | |
secure.certificate | string | required | Content of certificate in X509 format. | |
rest.host | string | optional | IP address (V4/V6) or host where the server resides on. Default value is '*' Notes: value To bind the service to a specific interface, specify its IP address or domain name. For example, to listen on all IPv4 interfaces, set the host to | |
rest.port | number | A string from 4 to 64 character long containing digits from 0 to 9 and characters from a/A to z/Z | optional | The port where the server resides on. Default value is 8893 |
log.streams[@].log_type | string |
| optional | Type of log device. |
log.streams[@].log_level | string |
| optional | Level of log message. |
log.streams[@].log_path | string | If If
| optional | Location where logs are written. |
Configuration file
After successfully installing, MetaDefender Distributed Cluster Worker generates a configuration file with changeable settings at the following location::
Windows:
C:\Program Files\OPSWAT\MetaDefender Distributed Cluster Worker\mddc_worker.ymlLinux:
/etc/mddc-worker/mddc_worker.yml
The service must be restarted to take the new configurations into effect.
Sample
OpenSSL or a similar tool (e.g., ssh-keygen) can create a pair of public and private keys in X.509 format.