Configuring global service groups for global cluster setup
Run the Global Group Configuration wizard to configure the application service group (appgroup) as a global group.
To create the global service group
- In the service group tree of Cluster Explorer, right-click the application service group (appgroup).
- Select from the menu.
- Enter the details of the service group to modify (appgroup).
- From the box, click the clusters on which the group can come online. The local cluster is not listed as it is implicitly defined to be part of the ClusterList. Click the right arrow to move the cluster name to the box.
Select the policy for cluster failover:
prevents a group from automatically failing over to another cluster.
enables a group to automatically fail over to another cluster if it is unable to fail over within the cluster, or if the entire cluster faults.
enables a group to automatically fail over to another cluster if it is unable to fail over within the cluster.
- Click .
- Enter or review the connection details for each cluster.
Click the icon to review the remote cluster information for each cluster.
- Enter the IP address of the remote cluster, the IP address of a cluster system, or the host name of a cluster system.
- Enter the user name and the password for the remote cluster and click .
- Click .
- Click .
- Save the configuration.
The appgroup service group is now a global group and can be failed over between clusters.