Dell PowerVault NX1950 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual page 20

Table 2-2. Phases in Creating a Cluster
Step/Phase
Supply Administrative Information
Verify Configuration
Start Creation Process
Verify Completion
Add remaining nodes
Join Cluster
Configure Highly-Available File Server
Instance (optional)
✓
indicates that the step is applicable to the respective cluster component.
NOTE:
You can initiate the "Create or Join Cluster" from any node. The node that
you create the quorum resource in; is referred to as node 1.
Perform the following procedure to create a cluster:
1 Go to the PowerVault NX1950 Storage Tasks wizard.
2 In the Customize this System section, click Create or Join Cluster.
This launches the Cluster Configuration wizard.
3 If a quorum resource is not configured already, the Cluster Configuration
wizard creates the quorum disk. If the quorum disk creation fails, see the
"Troubleshooting" on page 35 to correct the issue.
Figure 2-5. Quorum Creation
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Setting Up Your Cluster
(continued)
Node 1
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Nodes 2-8
✓