Dell ObjectScale 1.3 Administration Guide

Add a node (ObjectScale Appliance)

This section describes the Node Addition service procedure to add a node to the ObjectScale Appliance cluster.

1. From the ObjectScale Portal user interface, click Nodes.
   The list of Nodes that the user is authorized to view is displayed.
2. Click Add.
   The Add Node dialogue box is displayed.
3. In the General section, complete the required fields, and click Next.

   Option	Description
   Node Name	Enter a name for the new node. NOTE: Node name can include ASCII(7) letters from "a to z", numbers from "0-9", and hyphen. Node name cannot start or end with a hyphen.
   Host IP	Enter the reachable Host IP.
   Role	Choose a role for the new node from Worker or Control Plane options.

4. In the Labels section, optionally add up to five labels by completing the required fields, and click Next.

   Option	Description
   Name	Enter a name for the label. Label should follow the Kubernetes label syntax. See "Labels and Selectors" section in Kubernetes documentation for details.
   Value	Enter a value for the label.

   • Click Add Label to add another label.
   • Click Delete to delete a label.
5. In the Self Encrypting Drive section, add the required configuration details, and click Next.

   Option	Description
   KMIP Details	Enter Username, Password, and FQDN. Provide the username and password for an iDRAC user that is used to create and access keys from the external Key Management Server (KMS). The FQDN is the fully qualified domain name of the KMS server.
   KMS Server Details	Enter KMS Admin Username and KMS Admin Password. Provide credentials for an admin on the external KMS. The admin must have User admin and CA cert admin capabilities to create a user and sign certificates.

6. In the Review section, confirm the configuration summary, and click Save.
   • Click Edit to make changes.
   The node addition progress can be monitored from the Nodes section in the ObjectScale portal user interface.