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The Cluster Authentication page appears.
5. Select either Disabled or Local User from the Authentication drop-down box.
Note
6. If using Local User authentication, enter a valid user name and password and click
OK.
ClusterCATS requires you to enter a valid user name and password after selecting
the type of authentication you are using so that you don't inadvertently lock
yourself out of the cluster.
Changing cluster members' state
All cluster members are added to a cluster in Active state by default. In Active state,
ClusterCATS provides availability and failover services to your Web resources. From
time to time, you may want to turn off these load balancing and failover services to
help you troubleshoot problems or when you need to add additional servers to the
cluster. To do this, you can change the cluster's state from Active to Passive. In the
Passive state, clusters do not actively manage load nor protect against resource
failures. Any HTTP requests sent or directed to a server that is in the Passive state are
passed directly to that server without any ClusterCATS processing.
After you have added and configured all members that will be in the cluster, you need
to change each server's state from Passive to Active.
Disabled authentication mode is the default setting. It provides no
security challenge and allows anyone to access the server using the
Web Explorer. Local User authentication lets users who have
accounts on the servers access and administer those servers using
the Web Explorer.
Administering ColdFusion Server