Figure 21: A Cluster of Master Controllers using Control Plane Security

To create a controller cluster, you must first define the root master controller and set an IPsec key or select a certificate for communications between the cluster root and cluster members.

NOTE: You must use the command-line interface to configure certificate authentication for cluster members. The WebUI supports cluster authentication using IPsec keys only. If your master and local Dell controllers use a pre-shared key for authentication, they create the IPsec tunnel using IKEv1. If your master and local Dell controllers use certificates for authentication, the IPsec tunnel is created using IKEv2.

Creating a Cluster Root

Use the WebUI to identify a controller as a cluster root and use an IPsec key to secure communication between the cluster root and cluster members. Use the command-line interface to create a cluster root using an IPsec key, factory- installed certificate or custom certificate.

To create a cluster root using the WebUI:

1.Access the WebUI of the controller you want to become the cluster root, and navigate toConfiguration>Controller.

2.Click the Cluster Setting tab.

3.For the cluster role, select Root.

4.In the Cluster Member IPsec Keys section, enter the switch IP address of a member controller in the cluster. If you want to use a single key for all member Dell controllers, use the IP address 0.0.0.0.

5.In the IPsec Key and Retype IPsec Key fields, enter the IPsec key for communication between the specified member controller and the cluster root.

6.Click Add.

7.Optional: repeat steps 4-6 to add another member controller to the cluster.

8.Click Apply to save your settings

To create a cluster root via the CLI, access the command-line interface of the controller you want to become the root of the controller cluster, then issue one of the following commands.

To authenticate cluster members using a custom certificate:

cluster-member-custom-cert member-mac <mac> ca-cert <ca> server-cert <cert>

suite-b <gcm-

128 gcm-256>]

 

To authenticate cluster members using a factory-installed certificate. cluster-member-factory-certmember-mac <mac>

To authenticate cluster members using an IPsec key: cluster-member-ip <ip-address> ipsec <key>

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