Reference Guide

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 31
Adding Cluster Nodes Using the Advanced Configuration Option
If you are adding additional nodes to the cluster using the Add Nodes wizard
and the nodes are not configured with identical internal storage devices, the
wizard may generate one or more errors while checking cluster feasibility in the
Analyzing Configuration menu. If this situation occurs, select Advanced
Configuration Option in the Add Nodes wizard to add the nodes to the cluster.
To add the nodes using the Advanced Configuration Option:
1
From the File menu in Cluster Administrator, select Open Connection .
2 In the Action box of the Open Connection to Cluster , select Add nodes
to cluster
. and then click OK .
The
Add Nodes Wizard window appears.
3 Click Next .
4 In the Select Computers menu, click Browse .
5 In the Enter the object names to select (examples) , type the names of one
to seven systems to add to the cluster, with each system name separated by
a semicolon.
6 Click Check Names .
The Add Nodes Wizard verifies and underlines each valid system name.
7 Click OK .
8 In the Select Computer s menu, click Add .
9 In the Advanced Configuration Options window, click Advanced
(minimum) configuration
, and then click OK .
10 In the Add Nodes window, click Next .
11 In the Analyzing Configuration menu, Cluster Administrator analyzes the
cluster configuration.
If Cluster Administrator discovers a problem with the cluster
configuration, a warning icon appears in the
Checking cluster feasibility
window. Click the plus ("+") sign to review any warnings, if needed.
12 Click Next to continue.