Manually adding a node to a cluster
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Manually adding a node to a cluster

The system you add to the cluster must meet the hardware and software requirements.

Table: Tasks that are involved in adding a node to a cluster specifies the tasks that are involved in adding a cluster. The example demonstrates how to add a node saturn to already existing nodes, galaxy and nebula.

Table: Tasks that are involved in adding a node to a cluster

Task

Reference

Set up the hardware.

See Setting up the hardware.

Install the software manually.

See Installing Storage Foundation using the pkgadd command.

Add a license key.

See Setting or changing the product level for keyless licensing.

If the existing cluster runs in secure mode, set up the new node to run in secure mode.

See Setting up the node to run in secure mode.

Warning:

If the root broker system has failed, then you must recover or reconfigure the root broker system before you add a new node to the cluster.

Configure LLT and GAB.

See Configuring LLT and GAB.

If the existing cluster is configured for I/O fencing, configure I/O fencing on the new node.

See Configuring I/O fencing on the new node.

Add the node to the existing cluster.

See Adding the node to the existing cluster.

Start Storage Foundation and verify the cluster.

See Starting Storage Foundation and verifying the cluster.
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