Step 3: Establish Secure Connection Between Primary and Secondary Catalog
You need to establish a secure connection between the primary and the secondary catalog to synchronize the applications.
A JSON bootstrap file is used by the Secondary catalog to activate the connection with the Primary catalog.
To download the Primary marketplace catalog bootstrap file:
From the primary marketplace catalog's Applications pane, click Synchronization. The Synchronization: Primary Catalog pane appears.
Synchronization: Primary Catalog pane- From Expiration within: customize the desired duration for the bootstrap credential file.
Click Generate. A .bootstrap file will be downloaded to your local computer.
Synchronization: Primary Catalog pane
Once you have downloaded the .bootstrap file, you need to upload it to at least one Secondary marketplace catalog. This should be done on Litmus Edge Manager located in Japan.
To upload the bootstrap credential file to Secondary marketplace:
From the secondary marketplace catalog's Applications pane, click Synchronization. The Synchronization: Secondary Catalog pane appears.
Synchronization: Secondary Catalog paneClick Upload. Then, navigate to the .bootstrap file you downloaded earlier from the previous step and select it.
Upload the .bootstrap file to Synchronization: Secondary Catalog paneConfirm the Certificate information and click Yes.
Certificate information paneYou need to approve the connection request for the Secondary Catalog from the Primary Catalog pane. To do this, go back to the Synchronization page in the Marketplace Catalog of the first Litmus Edge Manager Instance. Then, select Secondary Catalogs.
Synchronization page for first Litmus Edge Manager InstanceYou will receive a request from the secondary catalog to synchronize applications from the primary catalog. Click the Actions menu and select Approve.
Approve connection request for syncIf successful, the upload process status will display as Approved in both the Primary and Secondary Catalog Synchronization pages.
Approved Status in the Secondary Catalog Synchronization page
Approved Status in the Primary Catalog Synchronization page
A successful connection has been established between the primary catalog located in Canada and the secondary catalog located in Japan.