Balancer deployment

The files required to run Balancer are included in the distribution kit. You can deploy Balancer either on a computer where an instance of Kaspersky CyberTrace is installed or on a computer without Kaspersky CyberTrace.

Deployment on a computer with Kaspersky CyberTrace

To deploy Balancer on a computer with Kaspersky CyberTrace installed:

1. Configure Balancer.
2. Configure Kaspersky CyberTrace instances.
3. Start Balancer.

Deployment on a computer without Kaspersky CyberTrace

To deploy Balancer on a computer without Kaspersky CyberTrace installed:

1. Copy the files listed in the table below from the Kaspersky CyberTrace installation directory to another computer.

   Files required to deploy Balancer on a computer without Kaspersky CyberTrace

   Name and location (Windows)	Name and location (Linux)	Description
   bin\kl_balancer.exe	bin/kl_balancer	Balancer binary file.
   bin\kl_balancer.conf	bin/kl_balancer.conf	Balancer configuration file. The configuration file must be located in the same directory as the Balancer binary file.
   bin\kl_balancer_log.conf	bin/kl_balancer_log.conf	Balancer logging configuration file. The configuration file must be located in the same directory as the Balancer binary file.
   httpsrv\kl_feed_service_cert.pem	httpsrv/kl_feed_service_cert.pem	PEM-formatted certificate for HTTPS connections.
   httpsrv\kl_feed_service_private.pem	httpsrv/kl_feed_service_private.pem	PEM-formatted private key for HTTPS connections.
   httpsrv\lic\*.key	httpsrv/lic/*.key	License key file.

2. In kl_balancer.conf, specify the paths to the following files:
   • kl_feed_service_cert.pem
   • kl_feed_service_private.pem
   • License key file

     Balancer and all instances of Kaspersky CyberTrace must use the same license key file. If no license key is provided, Balancer will run on the Community Edition licensing level and process no more than 250 events per second.

3. Configure Balancer.
4. Configure Kaspersky CyberTrace instances.
5. Start Balancer.