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Unable to register controller instance

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    michmoor LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
    last edited by michmoor Nov 26, 2024, 6:42 PM Nov 26, 2024, 6:39 PM

    Hasving issues registering the controller itself.

    I can access the GUI of the MIM of the controller.
    I copy the JSON data. I then go into the pfsense software GUI [system > advanced...}.
    I paste the JSON data into the Activation field and it errors out.

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    Firewall: NetGate,Palo Alto-VM,Juniper SRX
    Routing: Juniper, Arista, Cisco
    Switching: Juniper, Arista, Cisco
    Wireless: Unifi, Aruba IAP
    JNCIP,CCNP Enterprise

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      michmoor LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance @michmoor
      last edited by Nov 26, 2024, 6:55 PM

      Its error-ing out.

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      Firewall: NetGate,Palo Alto-VM,Juniper SRX
      Routing: Juniper, Arista, Cisco
      Switching: Juniper, Arista, Cisco
      Wireless: Unifi, Aruba IAP
      JNCIP,CCNP Enterprise

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        marcosm Netgate
        last edited by marcosm Nov 27, 2024, 1:22 AM Nov 27, 2024, 12:54 AM

        To be clear, the pfSense system that hosts the controller does not need to be registered on the same controller. If that's what you're trying to do, then the error is expected.

        Are those actually two separate systems? If so, was the config cloned or backed up and restored on the other system (it contains the controller db by default)?

        If both systems were set up separately, try increasing the MIM log level for both and show the logs for each after reproducing the issue.

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          michmoor LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance @marcosm
          last edited by Nov 27, 2024, 2:50 AM

          @marcosm Perhaps im misunderstanding the documentation.

          https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/mim/registration.html#activate-mim-on-pfsense-plus-software-instance

          To complete the registration, the controller must also be activated on the instance.

          Firewall: NetGate,Palo Alto-VM,Juniper SRX
          Routing: Juniper, Arista, Cisco
          Switching: Juniper, Arista, Cisco
          Wireless: Unifi, Aruba IAP
          JNCIP,CCNP Enterprise

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            marcosm Netgate
            last edited by Nov 27, 2024, 1:31 PM

            It's not mentioned on that page - after MIM is enabled, the local system is automatically added to the controller for management. You only need to register additional instances/devices.

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