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Created Feb 25 2008 - 13:13

Multi-Server Digi-CA™ Server Xg Full Redundancy Installation Schedule

PDF [1] The following is the time required to install a multi-server Digi-CA™ Server Xg full redundancy system with an HSM.

Days Project Part Persons Description


2 Server Configuration

  • Digi-CAST2™ Team Member
    The operating system with necessary software modules will be installed on each server machine and configured for Digi-CA™ network environment.
  • Qualified IT Technical
  • Network Engineer



1 Digi-CA™ Core configuration

  • Digi-CAST2™ Team Member
    The Digi-CA™ core software will be installed and configured for Digi-CA™ network environment.



1 Digi-CA™ Server Failover and Replication

  • Digi-CAST2™ Team Member
    The Digi-CA™ core servers will be configured for database replication and hardware/software failover.



1 Digi-CA™ RA and Public services configuration

  • Digi-CAST2™ Team Member
    The Public services such as RA Administration Access, CRL Distribution Point(s), TimeStamping Services, LDAP Directory will be installed and configured for Digi-CA™ network environment.



0.5 Digi-CA™ RA and Public services redundancy configuration

  • Digi-CAST2™ Team Member
    The Public services will be configured for hardware/software redundancy. Network engineer will configure relevant routing and load balancing network devices.
  • Network Engineer



1 HSM configuration

  • Digi-CAST2™ Team Member
    The HSM will be installed and configured for Digi-CA™ network environment.



1 Network connectivity and service accessibility tests

  • Digi-CAST2™ Team Member
    The entire Digi-CA™ infrastructure will be tested from the network connectivity and software functionality perspective. Digi-CA™ module activity tests will be completed in order to ensure proper communication between each hardware and software based Digi-CA™ service/module.
  • Qualified IT Technical
  • Network Engineer



0.5 Root and Intermediate CA Key Ceremony

  • Digi-CAST2™ Team Member
    During the Key Ceremony, the Root CA certificate will be generated using the Digi-CA™ core server and HSM device and divided into multiple encrypted parts stored securely on smart cards. Also the Intermediate CA certificate will be generated and stored on the HSM device.
  • Qualified IT Technical
  • Security Officers: CA Root Key Holders



0.5 Digi-CA™ Administration Training

  • Digi-CAST2™ Team Member
    Digi-CA™ Administrators will be trained how to perform administration actions, such as regular maintenance and backup, etc.
  • Digi-CA™ Admininstrators



0.5 RA Training

  • Digi-CAST2™ Team Member
    RA Administrators will be trained how to perform RA actions, such as: issuing certificates and managing certificates, etc.
  • RA Admininstrators



9 Total Project Installation Time



Source URL: https://www.digi-sign.com/digi-ca/installation%20guidelines/server%20xg%20full%20redundancy%20installation%20schedule

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[1] https://www.digi-sign.com/downloads/download.php?id=digi-ca-pdf