I have an existing 2-node, ACS 5.5 cluster (primary plus one secondary) in production running on VMs. I have two new ACS nodes (also on VMs) that I want to install to replace the existing nodes (original VMs weren't built correctly). I have several options to accomplish this but I'm interested in the option to join a secondary to a primary as a hardware replacement.
There is very little documentation that I can find as to what is actually done to the new node during a "hardware replacement" join. Obviously, the ACS database configuration is replicated, but what about IP address, hostname, etc. - node-specific attributes? I'm going to assume that certificates would NOT be copied over as part of the "hardware replacement" option.
Has anyone used this option before or know what attributes from the replaced node are copied to the replacement node?
