What version of AsyncOS is running? As of 8.5 you should not need to add the feature key for centralized management. As long as you are seeing the clusterconfig command, you should be able to create a cluster, and then add your second appliance to the cluster --- as long as it is running the same revision of AsyncOS.
From the release notes for 8.5:
Feature key is no longer required to enable Centralized Management feature. By default, Centralized
Management feature is enabled on your appliance.
http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/security/esa/esa8-5-5/ESA_8-5-5_Release_Notes.pdf
-Robert