Dell PowerVault NX1950 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual - Page 20

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Table 2-2. Phases in Creating a Cluster

Step/Phase

Supply Administrative Information

Verify Configuration

Start Creation Process

Verify Completion

Add remaining nodes

Join Cluster

Configure Highly-Available File Server

Instance (optional)

✓

indicates that the step is applicable to the respective cluster component.

NOTE:

You can initiate the "Create or Join Cluster" from any node. The node that

you create the quorum resource in; is referred to as node 1.

Perform the following procedure to create a cluster:

1 Go to the PowerVault NX1950 Storage Tasks wizard.

2 In the Customize this System section, click Create or Join Cluster.

This launches the Cluster Configuration wizard.

3 If a quorum resource is not configured already, the Cluster Configuration

wizard creates the quorum disk. If the quorum disk creation fails, see the

"Troubleshooting" on page 35 to correct the issue.

Figure 2-5. Quorum Creation

Setting Up Your Cluster

(continued)

Node 1

✓

Nodes 2-8

✓