Adding the node to a cluster manually

Perform this procedure after you install SFCFSHA only if you plan to add the node to the cluster manually.

Table: Procedures for adding a node to a cluster manually

Step

Description

Start the Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) on the new node.

See Starting Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) on the new node.

Configure the cluster processes on the new node.

See Configuring cluster processes on the new node.

If the CPS server of existing cluster is secure, generate security credentials on the new node.

See Setting up the node to run in secure mode.

Configure fencing for the new node to match the fencing configuration on the existing cluster.

If the existing cluster is configured to use server-based I/O fencing, configure server-based I/O fencing on the new node.

See Starting fencing on the new node.

Start VCS.

See “To start VCS on the new node”.

Configure CVM and CFS.

See Configuring Cluster Volume Manager (CVM) and Cluster File System (CFS) on the new node.

If the ClusterService group is configured on the existing cluster, add the node to the group.

See Configuring the ClusterService group for the new node.