Authenticating New KeyControl Nodes

When you add a new KeyControl node to an existing cluster, you need to authenticate the new node from the KeyControl webGUI on one of the nodes that is already part of the cluster.

1. Log into the KeyControl webGUI using an account with Domain Admin privileges.
2. In the top menu bar, click Cluster.
3. Click the Servers tab.
4. Select the node you want to authenticate. The Status column displays Join Pending for all nodes that have not yet been authenticated.
5. Click Actions > Authenticate.

6. Enter the one-time passphrase at the prompt and click Authenticate. This passphrase must exactly match the passphrase that was specified when the KeyControl node was installed. The passphrase is case-sensitive.

7. Once the authentication process completes and the system has finished synchronizing, click Refresh and make sure that the Status is Online.

   If you want to track the progress of the authentication process, log into the KeyControl node that you are authenticating as . The Authentication screen of the HyTrust SecureOS System Configuration wizard shows a series of messages beginning with Successfully Authenticated and ending with Cluster Setup Complete. Once the authentication process is finished, the wizard closes automatically.