- URL:
- https://<root>/joinSite
- Methods:
GET
- Required Capability:
- Access allowed only with the default administrator role
- Version Introduced:
- 10.4
Description
The join
operation performs the following tasks when invoked:
- Registers a machine to an existing site (active machine)
- Creates a snapshot of the database of the active machine
- Updates the token shared key
- Updates Web Adaptor configurations
- Sets up replication to keep the database of both machines in sync
You must provide an account with administrative privileges to the site for the operation to be successful. When an attempt is made to join a site, the site validates the administrative credentials of the user invoking the operation. Once the administrative credentials are validated, the site returns connection information about its configuration store back to the portal machine. The portal machine then uses the connection information to work with the configuration store.
The operation is time-consuming as the database is configured on the machine and all configurations are applied from the active machine. After the operation is complete, the web server that hosts the API will be restarted.
Request parameters
Parameter | Details |
---|---|
| The admin URL of the existing portal site to which a machine will be joined. Example
|
| The username for the initial administrator account of the existing portal site. Example
|
| The password for the initial administrator account of the existing portal site. Example
|
| The response format. The default response format is Values: |
Example usage
The following is a sample request for the join
operation:
https://webadaptor.domain.com/webadaptor/portaladmin/joinSite?machineAdminUrl=https://portalhost.domain.com:7443&username=admin&password=admin.secret&f=json
JSON Response example
{
"status": "success",
"recheckAfterSecs": 10
}