Failed join site and failed to generate certificate 10.2.2

Question

Trying to add a new machine to an existing site.
Error message is:
Failed to join the site 'http://[IP]:6080/arcgis/admin'. Failed to generate certificate '{0}'

Even though it says it fails, if I check the main machine it shows it listed but not running. 
If I click start to run it the error message is.
Failed to start the server machine [machine name]. Server machine 'http://[Machine name]:6080/arcgis/admin'
returned an error. 'Could not find resource or operation 'start' on the system.

I noticed the self cert was generated on the new machine, so I used the admin interface to generate it but still no go.

I'm at a loss here. Has anyone run across this?

Machine info:
Windows Server 2008 R2 Sp1 64bit
ArcGIS Server 10.2.2

DonnyVelazquez · Answer

I've seen it but can't remember resolution. From the Help: If you encounter a failure when creating or joining an ArcGIS Server site, you can troubleshoot the issue by addressing the error messages reported in the create site or join site summary panel. Additionally, a log of the event is recorded on disk, located at \ArcGIS\Server\usr\logs\\server. The messages in the log can provide additional insight into what caused the issue. To view the log, navigate to the logs directory and open the log in a text editor. Maybe the logs will give a clue Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately there's nothing in the logs that's helpful. Except I know the server licenses are valid. 😉

BubbaHey · Answer

I've seen it but can't remember resolution. From the Help: If you encounter a failure when creating or joining an ArcGIS Server site, you can troubleshoot the issue by addressing the error messages reported in the create site or join site summary panel. Additionally, a log of the event is recorded on disk, located at \ArcGIS\Server\usr\logs\\server. The messages in the log can provide additional insight into what caused the issue. To view the log, navigate to the logs directory and open the log in a text editor. Maybe the logs will give a clue