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3.5.1 Novell Cluster Services Licensing
You can add up to 32 nodes to a cluster. Novell Cluster Services for Linux includes licenses for two
cluster nodes. You only need additional Cluster Server Licenses if you have a three-node or larger
cluster. A paper license for additional cluster nodes can be obtained from Novell or from your
Novell Authorized Reseller
3.5.2 Installing Novell Cluster Services during the OES
Installation
1 Start the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SLES 9) installation and continue until you get to
the Installation Settings screen, then click Software.
OES is part of the SLES 9 install.
The SLES 9/OES installation includes several steps not described here because they do not
directly relate to Novell Cluster Services. For more detailed instructions on installing OES with
SLES 9, see the
OES Linux Installation
2 On the Software Selection screen, click Detailed Selection.
3 In the Selection window, click Novell Cluster Services and any other OES components that you
want to install, then click Accept.
NSS is a required component for Novell Cluster Services and it is automatically selected when
you select Novell Cluster Services. Installing NSS also allows you to create cluster-enabled
NSS pools (virtual servers).
iManager is required to configure and manage Novell Cluster Services, and must be installed
on at least one server.
4 Continue through the installation process until you reach the Installation Settings screen, then
click the Cluster Services link.
5 Choose whether eDirectory is installed locally or remotely, accept or change the Admin name
and enter the Admin password, then click Next.
eDirectory is automatically selected when NSS is selected.
6 Choose to either create a new cluster, configure Novell Cluster Services on a server that you
will add to an existing cluster, or configure Novell Cluster Services later.
7 Enter the fully distinguished name (FDN) of the cluster.
IMPORTANT: Use the dot format illustrated in the example. Do not use commas.
If you are creating a new cluster, this is the name you will give the new cluster and the
eDirectory context where the new Cluster object will reside. You must specify an existing
context. Specifying a new context does not create a new context.
If you are adding a server to an existing cluster, this is the name and eDirectory context of the
cluster that you are adding this server to.
Cluster names must be unique. You cannot create two clusters with the same name in the same
eDirectory tree.
8 (Conditional) If you are creating a new cluster, enter a unique IP address for the cluster.
The cluster IP address is separate from the server IP address, is required to be on the same IP
subnet as the other cluster servers, and is required for certain external network management
.
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