Adding a Remote Cluster

Use this procedure to create global clusters by linking standalone clusters.

  If you are creating a global cluster environment for the first time with two standalone clusters, run the operation from either of the clusters.

  If you are adding a standalone cluster to an existing global cluster environment, run the operation from a cluster already in the global cluster environment.

The following information is required for this procedure:

  The IP address of the cluster, the IP address of a system in the cluster, or the name of a system in the cluster being added to the configuration.

  The user name and password of the administrator for the cluster being added to the configuration.

VERITAS does not support adding a cluster that is already part of a global cluster environment. To merge the clusters of one global cluster environment (for example, cluster A and cluster B) with the clusters of another global environment (for example, cluster C and cluster D), separate cluster C and cluster D into standalone clusters and add them one by one to the environment containing cluster A and cluster B.

  To add a remote cluster to a global environment

1. From the Cluster Summary page, click Add Remote Cluster in the left pane.
2. Enter the details for the new cluster.

   If the cluster is not running in secure mode:

   

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   1. Enter the IP address of the cluster, the IP address of a cluster system, or the name of a cluster system.
   2. Verify the port number.
   3. Enter the user name and the password.
   4. Click Next.

   If the cluster is running in secure mode:

   

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   5. Enter the IP address of the cluster, the IP address of a cluster system, or the name of a cluster system.
   6. Verify the port number.
   7. Choose to connect to the remote cluster with the credentials used for the current cluster connection or enter new credentials, including the user name, password, and the domain.

   If you have connected to the remote cluster using the wizard earlier, you can use the credentials from the previous connection.

   8. Click Next.
3. Click Finish.