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Begin the Installation

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Begin the Installation To begin the installation, insert the NetWare Cluster Services CD and complete the following steps: 1. From the initial splash screen, launch the NetWare Cluster Services installation. Continue through the installation screens until you get to the screen that prompts you to create a new cluster or edit an existing cluster. 2. Select Create a New Cluster or Edit an Existing Cluster, then click Next. 3. Do one of the following: • (If creating) Enter the name for the new Cluster object you are creating and specify the Directory tree and context where you want it created. Then click Next. • (If editing) Specify the Directory tree, context, and name of the cluster you will add servers to. If you don't know a cluster name, browse and select one from the list. Then click Next. 4. Enter the name of the server you want to add to the cluster, or browse and select one from the list, and then click Add to Cluster. Repeat this step for every server you want to add to the cluster. Then click Next. You can also remove servers you just added to the cluster by selecting them from the NetWare Servers in Cluster list and clicking Remove. When you add a server to a cluster, NetWare Cluster Services automatically detects the server's IP address. If the server you are adding has more than one IP address, you will be prompted to select the IP address you want NetWare Cluster Services to use. 5. (Conditional) If you are creating a new cluster, specify whether your cluster has a shared disk system and if so, select the drive where you want the small cluster partition created. Then click Next. NetWare Cluster Services requires a small cluster partition on the shared disk system. You are also given the option of mirroring the partition for greater fault tolerance. Chapter 2: Installation and Setup 11

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Chapter 2:
Installation and Setup
11
Begin the Installation
To begin the installation, insert the NetWare Cluster Services CD and complete
the following steps:
1.
From the initial splash screen, launch the NetWare Cluster Services
installation.
Continue through the installation screens until you get to the screen that
prompts you to create a new cluster or edit an existing cluster.
2.
Select Create a New Cluster or Edit an Existing Cluster, then click
Next.
3.
Do one of the following:
(If creating) Enter the name for the new Cluster object you are
creating and specify the Directory tree and context where you want
it created. Then click Next.
(If editing) Specify the Directory tree, context, and name of the
cluster you will add servers to. If you don’t know a cluster name,
browse and select one from the list. Then click Next.
4.
Enter the name of the server you want to add to the cluster, or
browse and select one from the list, and then click Add to Cluster.
Repeat this step for every server you want to add to the cluster. Then
click Next.
You can also remove servers you just added to the cluster by selecting
them from the NetWare Servers in Cluster list and clicking Remove.
When you add a server to a cluster, NetWare Cluster Services
automatically detects the server’s IP address. If the server you are adding
has more than one IP address, you will be prompted to select the IP
address you want NetWare Cluster Services to use.
5.
(Conditional) If you are creating a new cluster, specify whether your
cluster has a shared disk system and if so, select the drive where you
want the small cluster partition created. Then click Next.
NetWare Cluster Services requires a small cluster partition on the shared
disk system. You are also given the option of mirroring the partition for
greater fault tolerance.