Connect to a KMA

Connect to a KMA to use the OKM Manager to monitor or modify the KMA's configuration.

Available to: All roles

1. Before connecting to a KMA, verify at least one cluster profile exists and that a user has been created and enabled on the KMA. If you have not yet created a cluster profile, see Create a Cluster Profile.
2. From the System menu of OKM Manager, select Connect (or click Connect in the tool bar).
3. In the Connect to Cluster dialog, enter the following:
   • User ID — the name of the user who will connect to specified KMA. Or, if this is the first time that you are connecting to the KMA after the initial QuickStart process, enter the name of the Security Officer created during QuickStart.
   • Passphrase — the passphrase for the selected user.
   • Cluster Name — the cluster to connect to.
   • Member KMAs — the KMA to connect to within that cluster. If a KMA joined the cluster after you connected to that cluster, that KMA will not appear in the Member KMAs list. To update the list, enter the user name and passphrase, choose a cluster profile, and click Refresh KMAs.
   • IP Preference — IPv4 only, IPv6 only, or IPv6 preferred.
4. Click Connect.
   If the connection is successful, the Status bar of the OKM Manager GUI displays the user name and alias, the KMA's connection status (Connected), the KMA's IP address.
5. You can now use the OKM Manager to perform various operations.

   Note:

   Depending on the role assignment, the tasks in the KMA Management Operations Tree pane differ.