Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual
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5. Follow the procedures in the wizard, and then click Finish.
6. Add the second node to the cluster.
a. Turn on the remaining node.
b. Click the Start button, select Programs
→ Administrative Tools, and double-click Cluster Administrator.
c. From the File menu, select Open Connection.
d. In the Action box of the Open Connection to Cluster, select Add nodes to cluster.
e. In the Cluster or server name box, type the name of the cluster or click Browse to select an available cluster
from the list, and then click OK.
The Add Nodes Wizard window appears.
If the Add Nodes Wizard does not generate a cluster feasibility error, go to
If the Add Nodes Wizard generates a cluster feasibility error, go to "
Adding Cluster Nodes Using the Advanced
f. Click Next to continue.
g. Follow the procedures in the wizard, and then click Finish.
Adding Cluster Nodes Using the Advanced Configuration Option
If you are adding additional nodes to the cluster using the Add Nodes Wizard and the nodes are not configured with identical
internal storage devices, the wizard may generate one or more errors while checking cluster feasibility in the Analyzing
Configuration menu. If this situation occurs, select Advanced Configuration Option in the Add Nodes Wizard to add the
nodes to the cluster.
To add the nodes using the Advanced Configuration Option:
1. From the File menu in Cluster Administrator, select Open Connection.
2. In the Action box of the Open Connection to Cluster, select Add nodes to cluster, and click OK.
The Add Nodes Wizard window appears.
3. Click Next.
4. In the Select Computers menu, click Browse.
5. In the Enter the object names to select (examples), type the names of one to seven systems to add to the
cluster, with each system name separated by a semicolon.
6. Click Check Names.
The Add Nodes Wizard verifies and underlines each valid system name.
7. Click OK.
8. In the Select Computers menu, click Add.
9. In the Advanced Configuration Options window, click Advanced (minimum) configuration, and then click OK.