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6 Continue through the installation process until you reach the Novell Open Enterprise Server
Configuration page.
7 On the Novell Open Enterprise Server Configuration page, do one of the following:
Configure Novell Cluster Services now: If eDirectory is already installed and running in
your environment and you want to configure clustering for the server now, continue with
Section 3.6.3, "Enabling the Novell Cluster Services Configuration Page in YaST," on
page
Configure Novell Cluster Services later: Continue with the rest of the Novell Cluster
Services installation, but do not configure clustering. You can configure clustering later by
using YaST > Open Enterprise Server > OES Install and Configuration to access the
Novell Open Enterprise Server Configuration page. For information, see
"Configuring Novell Cluster Services," on page
3.6 Configuring Novell Cluster Services
You can create a new cluster or add a server to an existing cluster during the OES 2 Linux
installation, or afterwards by using the Open Enterprise Server > OES Install and Configuration
tool in YaST.
IMPORTANT: If Novell Cluster Services is already configured on the server, see
"Moving a Cluster, or Changing IP Addresses, LDAP Server, or Administrator Credentials for a
Cluster," on page 105
If you are creating a new cluster, the Novell Cluster Services configuration does the following:
Creates a new Cluster object and a Cluster Node object in eDirectory.
Creates a special cluster partition for the Split Brain Detector (SBD) if you have a shared disk
system.
If you are adding a server to an existing cluster, the Novell Cluster Services configuration does the
following:
Creates a new Cluster Node object in eDirectory.
Section 3.6.1, "Opening the Novell Open Enterprise Server Configuration Page," on page 46
Section 3.6.2, "Using Different LDAP Credentials for the Cluster Configuration," on page 47
Section 3.6.3, "Enabling the Novell Cluster Services Configuration Page in YaST," on page 48
Section 3.6.4, "Configuring a New Cluster," on page 48
Section 3.6.5, "Adding a Node to an Existing Cluster," on page 50
3.6.1 Opening the Novell Open Enterprise Server Configuration
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1 Log in to the server as the
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for information about modifying an existing cluster configuration.
user.
root
Section 3.6,
46.
Section 8.13,
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