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Chapter 10 Configuring a High Availability Cluster
Creating a Cluster
To create a cluster, you typically configure a principal storage router (including all cluster-wide
settings), and then add a new, unconfigured node or a minimally configured node to the cluster.
Note A minimally configured storage router is one in which the management IP address, system name, and
optional network management interfaces have been configured. Other system information, such as HA
IP address, DNS, and NTP server may also have been configured. A minimally configured storage router
does not have any cluster-wide settings configured.
To create a cluster, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Respond to the prompts from the initial system configuration script, as described in Chapter 2,
“First-Time Configuration.” This script configures the following settings:
• Management IP address
• System name
• HA configuration mode
• Cluster name
• HA IP address
When prompted to select HA configuration mode, choose clustered. When prompted for cluster name,
enter the name of the new cluster. At the end of the initial configuration script, the storage router
automatically reboots.
Step 2 When the storage router restarts, complete the system configuration using the setup wizard or other CLI
commands, as described in Chapter 2, “First-Time Configuration,” or Chapter 3, “Configuring System
Parameters,” or the web-based GUI.
Step 3 (Optional) If you are participating in Fibre Channel switched fabric zoning with the storage router,
complete the configuration for zoning using the procedures described in Chapter 5, “Configuring Fibre
Channel Interfaces.”
Step 4 Configure all desired SCSI routing instances and access lists, as described in Chapter 6, “Configuring
SCSI Routing.”
Step 5 Add another storage router to the cluster. To add a new, unconfigured SN 5428-2 to the cluster, follow
the additional steps in the “Adding an Unconfigured SN 5428-2 Storage Router” section.
To add a minimally configured SN 5428-2 to the cluster, follow the additional steps in the “Adding a
Minimally Configured SN 5428-2 Storage Router” section.