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140Installing VCS on a single node

Creating a single-node cluster using the installer program

Table 8-1	Tasks to create a single-node cluster using the installer
Task		Reference
Prepare for installation.		See “Preparing for a single node installation” on page 140.

Install the VCS software on the system using the installer.

See “Starting the installer for the single node cluster” on page 140.

Preparing for a single node installation

You can use the installer program to install a cluster on a single system for either of the two following purposes:

■To prepare the single node cluster to join a larger cluster

■To prepare the single node cluster to be a stand-alone single node cluster

When you prepare it to join a larger cluster, install it with LLT and GAB. For a stand-alone cluster, you do not need to enable LLT and GAB.

For more information about LLT and GAB:

See “About LLT and GAB” on page 15.

Starting the installer for the single node cluster

When you install VCS on a single system, follow the instructions in this guide for installing VCS using the product installer.

See “Starting the software installation” on page 61.

During the installation, you need to answer two questions specifically for single node installations. When the installer asks:

Enter the system names separated by spaces on which to install

VCS:

Enter a single system name. The installer now asks if you want to enable LLT and GAB:

If you plan to run VCS on a single node without any need for adding cluster node online, you have an option to proceed without starting GAB and LLT.

Starting GAB and LLT is recommended.

Do you want to start GAB and LLT? [y,n,q,?] (y)

Answer n if you want to use the single node cluster as a stand-alone cluster.