14Click Next to continue.
The new systems (hosts) are added to the cluster. When completed, Tasks completed appears in the Adding Nodes to the Cluster menu.
NOTE: This process may take several minutes to complete.
15Click Next to continue.
16In the Completing the Add Nodes Wizard, click Finish.
Verifying Cluster Functionality
To verify cluster functionality, monitor the cluster network communications to ensure that your cluster components are communicating properly with each other. Also, verify that MSCS is running on the cluster nodes.
Verifying MSCS Operation
After you install MSCS, verify that the service is operating properly.
1Click the Start button and select Programs→ Administrative Tools, and then select Services.
2In the Services window, verify the following:
•In the Name column, Cluster Service appears.
•In the Status column, Cluster Service is set to Started.
•In the Startup Type column, Cluster Service is set to Automatic.
Verifying Cluster Resource Availability
In the context of clustering, a resource is a basic unit of failover management. Application programs are made up of resources that are grouped together for recovery purposes. All recovery groups, and therefore the resources that comprise the recovery groups, must be online (or in a ready state) for the cluster to function properly.
To verify that the cluster resources are online:
1Start Cluster Administrator on the monitoring node.
2Click the Start button and select Programs→ Administrative Tools (Common)→ Cluster Administrator.
3Open a connection to the cluster and observe the running state of each resource group. If a group has failed, one or more of its resources might be offline.
Installing Applications in the Cluster Group
The Cluster Group contains a network name and IP address resource, which is used to manage the cluster. Because the Cluster Group is dedicated to cluster management and for best cluster performance, Dell recommends that you do not install applications in this group.
Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
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