Adding the node to a cluster manually
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Adding the node to a cluster manually

Perform the following tasks in order after you install to add the node to the cluster manually.

Table: Tasks for adding a cluster manually

Task

Description

Start the Volume Manager.

See Starting Volume Manager on the new node.

Add the cluster files.

Configure LLT, GAB, and VCSMM.

Configure LLT and GAB.

See Configuring cluster files on the new node.

Generate security credentials.

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

See Setting up the node to run in secure mode.

Set up fencing.

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 Starting VCS after adding the new node.

Configure Cluster Volume Manager (CVM) and Cluster File System (CFS).

If CVM and CFS are configured on the existing cluster, configure them on the new node.

See Configuring CVM and CFS on the new node.

Configure the ClusterService group.

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.

Volume Manager uses license keys to control access. As you run the vxinstall utility, answer n to prompts about licensing. You installed the appropriate license when you ran the installsfcfsha program.

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