Configuring a new cluster panel
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Configuring a new cluster panel

You must add a cluster panel for each cluster that you wish to connect to using the Java GUI.

To configure a new cluster panel

1. From Cluster Monitor, click New Cluster on the File menu. For simulated clusters, click New Simulator on the File menu.

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   Click New Cluster on the Cluster Monitor toolbar.

2. Enter the details to connect to the cluster:

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• Enter the host name or IP address of a system in the cluster.
• If necessary, change the default port number of 14141; VCS Simulator uses a default port number of 14153. Note that you must use a different port to connect to each Simulator instance, even if these instances are running on the same system.
• Enter the number of failover retries. VCS sets the default failover retries number to 12.
• For simulated clusters, click the platform for the configuration.
• Click OK. An inactive panel appears in Cluster Monitor.