SA-250 Server Installation Guide
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To set up a cluster, do the following.
1. Login to the server command line interface of the server that you want to set up as the parent server in a
server cluster. Login to the server with 'config' user credentials.
2. Execute the command
cluster set
on the command line. The server is set as the parent server in the
server cluster.
3. If you want to add child servers right away, enter ‘y’ when prompted to add child servers. Enter the name
for the child server, IP address of the child server and password for the config user of the child server, to
add a child server. Repeat this step to add more child servers.
Refer to the screenshot below for the
cluster set
command.
Figure 6-1: cluster set Command to Assign Parent Server in Server Cluster
Add Child Server to Server Cluster
There are two ways to add a child server to a server cluster.
1. Use the server cluster setup wizard available after executing the
cluster set
command. This has been
explained in the
Set Up Server Cluster
section.
2. Execute
cluster add child
command. This command must be executed on the command line of the
parent server. This is explained below.
To add a child server to a server cluster using the
cluster add child
command, do the following.
1. Login to the server command line interface of the parent server with 'config' user credentials.
2. Execute the command
cluster add child
on the command line. You are prompted to enter the name
for the child server to be added to the server cluster.
3. Enter a suitable name for the child server. You are prompted to enter the hostname or IP address of the
child server.
4. Enter the hostname or IP address of the child server. You are prompted to enter the ‘config’ user
password for the child server.
