Chapter 3
Creating and Managing Clusters
Figure 3-1
Selecting Nodes for a Cluster
To configure a 4-node sample configuration, follow these steps.
Change to SVC configuration mode.
Step 1
switch1# svc-config
Display the available nodes in the local switch (switch 1).
Step 2
switch1(svc)# show nodes local
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Node
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svc3/1
svc3/2
svc7/1
svc7/2
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Sample SVC Configuration Using Cisco MDS Switches
Host 1
Cisco MDS 9500 Switch
Node 1
CSM 3
CSM 7
Node 3
cluster
Host 2
Node 2
Node 4
config
cluster
node
status
No
unconfigured free
No
unconfigured free
No
unconfigured free
No
unconfigured free
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Selecting Nodes for a Cluster
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node
sw
status
version
1.3(1)
1.3(1)
1.3(1)
1.3(1)
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