The master should always be Novell BorderManager 3.9, and should be configured for both certificate and pre-shared key methods of authentication.
To deploy the servers:
Configure the Novell BorderManager 3.9 slave with certificate method of authentication.
Configure the Novell BorderManager 3.9 slave with both certificate and pre-shared key methods of authentication.
Exchange packets between the master and the Novell BorderManager 3.8 with the certificate method of authentication enabled.
Exchange the packets among the Novell BorderManager 3.8 slaves with the certificate method of authentication enabled.
Exchange packets between the Novell BorderManager 3.9 slave and the Novell BorderManager 3.8 slave with certificate method of authentication enabled.
Exchange packets among the Novell BorderManager 3.9 salves with the certificate method of authentication enabled.
Exacting packets between the master and the Novell BorderManager 3.9 slave with the pre-shared key method of authentication enabled.