Verifying cluster functionality, Verifying cluster resource availability, Verifying mscs operation – Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual
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10. In the Add Nodes window, click Next.
11. In the Analyzing Configuration menu, Cluster Administrator analyzes the cluster configuration.
If Cluster Administrator discovers a problem with the cluster configuration, a warning icon appears in Checking cluster
feasibility. Click the plus (+) sign to review any warnings, if needed.
12. Click Next to continue.
13. In the Password field of the Cluster Service Account menu, type the password for the account used to run MSCS,
and click Next.
The Proposed Cluster Configuration menu appears with a summary with the configuration settings for your cluster.
14. Click Next to continue.
The new systems (hosts) are added to the cluster. When completed, Tasks completed appears in the Adding Nodes
to the Cluster menu.
NOTE:
This process may take several minutes to complete.
15. Click Next to continue.
16. In the Completing the Add Nodes Wizard, click Finish.
Verifying Cluster Functionality
To verify cluster functionality, monitor the cluster network communications to ensure that your cluster components are
communicating properly with each other. Also, verify that MSCS is running on the cluster nodes.
Verifying MSCS Operation
After you install MSCS, verify that the service is operating properly.
1. Click the Start button and select Programs
→ Administrative Tools, and then select Services.
2. In the Services window, verify the following:
In the Name column, Cluster Service appears.
In the Status column, Cluster Service is set to Started.
In the Startup Type column, Cluster Service is set to Automatic.
Verifying Cluster Resource Availability
In the context of clustering, a resource is a basic unit of failover management. Application programs are made up of
resources that are grouped together for recovery purposes. All recovery groups, and therefore the resources that comprise
the recovery groups, must be online (or in a ready state) for the cluster to function properly.
To verify that the cluster resources are online: