Joining A Node To A Domain; Cluster Setup - IBM totalstorage 326 User Reference

If prompted to restart, click No. If you change the binding order, you do not have to
reboot until after you join the node to the domain.

Joining a node to a domain

All nodes in the cluster must be members of the same domain and be able to
access a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) and a DNS Server.
Note: The administrator must have a valid domain account on the PDC.
1. Right-click My Computer, and click Properties.
2. Click Network Identification. The System Properties dialog box displays the full
3. Click Properties and perform these steps to join a domain:
4. Close the System Properties window.
5. Restart the node, and proceed with "Cluster setup".

Cluster setup

At this step, you have completed the cluster installation steps on each node and are
ready to set up the cluster.
Perform the following steps:
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computer name and workgroup or domain.
a. Select the Domain radio button.
b. Type the name of your domain and click OK.
c. When prompted, enter the Administrator user ID and password and click
OK.
After the computer restarts, it is recommended that you do not log in to the
domain. If you do, you will see the Windows 2000 Configure Your Server
window. Click the I will configure this server later radio button, and then click
the Next button. On the next window, clear the Show this screen at startup
check box and click Finish.
1. To begin setting up the cluster on the node, open IBM NAS Admin, then the
Cluster Tools folder, and click the Cluster Setup icon.
2. At the prompt, verify that you have completed the steps that precede this
cluster setup step. If you have, click the Continue button.
3. If this is the first node, click the First Node button. If this is the joining node,
go to Step 12 on page 41 and continue from there.
4. The Cluster Information panel appears. Enter the data for the following fields
(some of this data comes from Table 1 on page 7):
v Administrator ID and password
Note: The ID and password are any valid user ID and password with
administrator privileges on the domain.
v Domain name
v Cluster name
v Cluster IP address
v Subnet mask
v Quorum drive (select from the pulldown menu)
5. After you enter the data, click Continue.
6. Verify the information. If it is correct, click Yes to start the configuration.
Configuration takes a few minutes.