Adding A Node To An Existing Cluster - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP 2 - CLUSTER SERVICES 1.8.7 FOR LINUX Manual

3 Select the IP address that Novell Cluster Services will use for this node.
Some servers have multiple IP addresses. This step lets you choose which IP address Novell
Cluster Services uses.
4 If this is an existing server, choose whether to start Novell Cluster Services software on this
node after configuring it, then click Next.
This option applies only to installing Novell Cluster Services on an existing server, because it
starts automatically when the server reboots during the OES installation.
5 If you are configuring during the install, continue through the rest of the OES installation and
setup process.
6 After the configuration is completed, start Novell Cluster Services using one of these methods:
Setup Condition
New install
Automatically start specified in
Do not automatically start specified in
7 Use the Software Updater (or other update methods) to install any patches from the OES 2
Linux patch channel and any EVMS patches from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3
patch channel.
8 Continue with

3.6.5 Adding a Node to an Existing Cluster

Perform the following configuration for each node that you add to an existing cluster:
1 If you have a shared disk system attached to your cluster servers, an SBD partition is required
and must be created before you configure the second node in the cluster.
If you have not previously configured the SBD partition for the cluster, create an SBD partition
for the cluster by using one of the following procedures:
Section 8.16.3, "Creating a Non-Mirrored Cluster SBD Partition," on page 111
Section 8.16.4, "Creating a Mirrored Cluster SBD Partition," on page 112
50 OES 2 SP2: Novell Cluster Services 1.8.7 for Linux Administration Guide
Step 4
Step 4
Section 3.7, "Configuring Additional Administrators," on page
Instructions
Novell Cluster Services starts automatically
when the server reboots during the OES
installation.
Novell Cluster Services should be running after
the configuration completes.
Start Novell Cluster Services manually by using
one of these methods:
Reboot the cluster server.
At a terminal console prompt, go to the
etc/init.d directory, then enter the
following as the root
./novell-ncs start
At a terminal console prompt, enter the
following as the
root
rcnovell-ncs start
/
user:
user:
52.