To convert a local service group to a global group

1. From Cluster Explorer, click Edit > Configure Global Groups.

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   From the Cluster Explorer configuration tree, right-click the cluster, and click Configure Global Groups.

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   From the Cluster Explorer configuration tree, right-click the service group, click Configure As Global, and proceed to step 3.

2. Review the information required for the Global Group Configuration wizard and click Next.
3. Enter the details of the service group to modify, as follows:

   • Click the name of the service group that will be converted from a local group to a global group, or vice versa.

   • From the Available Clusters box, click the clusters on which the group can come online. Click the right arrow to move the cluster name to the Clusters for Service Group box; for global to local cluster conversion, click the left arrow to move the cluster name back to the Available Clusters box. A priority number (starting with 0) indicates the cluster on which the group will attempt to come online. If necessary, double-click the entry in the Priority column and enter the new value.

   • Select the policy for cluster failover as follows:

     Manual	Prevents a group from automatically failing over to another cluster.
     Auto	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 fails.
     Connected	Enables a group to automatically fail over to another cluster if it is unable to fail over within the cluster.

   • Click Next.

4. Enter or review the connection details for each cluster. Click the Configure icon to review the remote cluster information for each cluster, as follows:

   Cluster not in secure mode

   Follow these steps sequentially: Enter the IP address of the remote cluster, the IP address of a cluster system, or the host name of a cluster system. Verify the port number. Enter the user name. Enter the password. Click OK. Repeat these steps for each cluster in the global environment.

   Cluster in secure mode

   Follow these steps sequentially: Enter the IP address of the remote cluster, the IP address of a cluster system, or the host name of a cluster system. Verify the port number. Choose to connect to the remote cluster with the credentials used for the current cluster connection, or enter new credentials, including the user name, password, and domain. If you connected to the remote cluster earlier through the wizard, you can use the credentials from the previous connection. Click OK. Repeat these steps for each cluster in the global environment.

5. Click Next, then click Finish.

   At this point, you must bring the global service group online from Cluster Explorer.