3.3. Creating A Cluster
Creating a cluster with luci consists of selecting cluster nodes, entering their passwords, and submitting the request to create a cluster. If the node information and passwords are correct, Conga automatically installs software into the cluster nodes and starts the cluster. Create a cluster as follows:
- As administrator of luci, select the tab.
- Click .
- At the text box, enter a cluster name. The cluster name cannot exceed 15 characters. Add the node name and password for each cluster node. Enter the node name for each node in the column; enter the root password for each node in the in the column. Check the checkbox if clustered storage is required.
- Click . Clicking causes the the Create a new cluster page to be displayed again, showing the parameters entered in the preceding step, and parameters. The parameters consist of the lock manager option buttons, and , and text boxes in the group box. Configure parameters for either DLM or GULM as follows:
- For DLM — Click or confirm that it is set.
- For GULM — Click or confirm that it is set. At the group box, enter the FQDN or the IP address of each lock server in a text box.
Note
You must enter the FQDN or the IP address of one, three, or five GULM lock servers.
- Re-enter enter the root password for each node in the in the column.
- Click . Clicking causes the following actions:
- Cluster software packages to be downloaded onto each cluster node.
- Cluster software to be installed onto each cluster node.
- Cluster configuration file to be created and propagated to each node in the cluster.
- Starting the cluster.
A progress page shows the progress of those actions for each node in the cluster.When the process of creating a new cluster is complete, a page is displayed providing a configuration interface for the newly created cluster.
