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The next step is to Fingerprint each new Slave-Master connection, which
will authenticate you as a legitimate user for the SSH session. On the first
connection the Slave will receive a fingerprint from the Master which will
be used on all future connections.

To establish the fingerprint, first log in the Master server as root and


establish an SSH connection to the Slave remote host:

# ssh remhost

Once the SSH connection has been established you will be asked to


accept the key. Answer

Yes and the fingerprint will be added to the list

of known hosts.

If you are asked to supply a password, then there has been a


problem with uploading keys. The keys should remove any need to
supply a password.
You can now begin setting up the Slaves and configuring Slave serial
ports from the Master console server:

Select Serial & Network: Cascaded Ports on the Master’s Management


Console. To add clustering support select

Add Slave

To define and configure a Slave:

Enter the remote IP Address (or DNS Name) for the Slave console

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server

Enter a brief Description and a short Label for the Slave (use a

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convention here that enables effective management of large networks

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