Prepare Secondary Node; Cluster Initialization - Aruba Networks PowerConnect W Clearpass 100 Software Deployment Manual

You can select a single virtual IP address by entering one IP address in the Virtual IP Address field, or
specify than one virtual IP by entering a comma-separated list of multiple IP addresses.
Each node in the cluster must be able to resolve the other node by using a DNS lookup. This is verified during the
cluster initialization. In practice, this means that you must configure your local DNS or DHCP server with
appropriate entries for each node.
You must enter a shared secret for this cluster. The shared secret is used to authenticate the messages sent
between the nodes in the cluster.
For an explanation of the downtime threshold parameter. See
Click the

Prepare Secondary Node

To prepare the secondary node, log in to that node and click the Join Cluster command link.
Use the Cluster Configuration form to enter the shared secret for the cluster and the IP address of the
primary node.
Click the

Cluster initialization

To complete the setup of the cluster, return to the primary node after preparing the secondary node and
click the
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Save and Continue button to prepare the primary node.
Prepare Node button to save and verify the settings for the secondary node.
Confirm Node Settings button.
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