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Setting Up MSCS 37

Adding a Node to the Cluster

After you complete the initial cluster setup on the first node (Node A) and

modify the cluster network configuration, you must add at least one other

node (Node B) to the cluster to create a failover partner. Windows Unified

Data Storage Server 2003 allows you to have up to eight nodes in one cluster,

when using iSCSI disks for shared storage. The node must be connected to

the shared volumes, as described in "Connecting Nodes to Volumes" on

page 29. However, do not align disk sectors or format the disks.

To add a node to your cluster, follow these steps.

Using the Cluster Administrator, click

File

→

New

→

Node

. This launches

the

Add Nodes Wizard

. Click

to continue.

In the

Select Computers

window, specify the node you want to add to the

cluster in the

Computer name

field. You can either type the name or click

Browse

to locate the node. After you specify the node, click

Add

to move it

into the

Selected computers

list. Then, click

Advanced

In the

Advanced Configuration Options

window, select

Advanced

(minimal) configuration

specify that the new node (Node B) should

not connect to the resources. Then, click

to return to the

Select

Computers

window and click

The

Add Nodes

wizard analyzes the node configuration, displaying

progress as shown in Figure 6-4. If errors are found, a condition is flagged.

You can expand the failed object to obtain the details needed to correct

the issue. If there are no critical errors that prevent the wizard from

continuing the configuration, click

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