Removing a node from a cluster – Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual
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Windows Plug and Play detects the new NIC and installs the appropriate drivers.
NOTE:
If Plug and Play does not detect the new NIC, the NIC is not supported.
a. Update the NIC drivers (if required).
b. After the drivers are installed, click the Start button, select Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections.
c. In the Connections box, locate the new NIC that you installed in the system.
d. Right-click the new NIC, and select Properties.
e. Assign a unique static IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.
4. Ensure that the network ID portion of the new NICs IP address is different from the other adapter.
For example, if the first NIC in the node had an address of 192.168.1.101 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, you might enter the following IP address
and subnet mask for the second NIC:
IP address: 192.168.2.102
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
5. Click OK and exit NIC properties.
6. On the Windows desktop, click the Start button and select Programs
→ Administrative Tools→ Cluster Administrator.
7. Click the Network tab.
8. Verify that a new resource called "New Cluster Network" appears in the window.
To rename the new resource, right-click the resource and enter a new name.
9. Move all cluster resources to another cluster node.
NOTE:
Ensure that you assign the new network adapter with the same IP address as the second network adapter on the first node (for example,
192.168.2.101) as you did with the second node.
If the installation and IP address assignments have been performed correctly, all of the new NIC resources appear online and respond successfully to ping
commands.
Changing the IP Address of a Cluster Node on the Same IP Subnet
NOTE:
If you are migrating your cluster nodes to a different subnet, take all cluster resources offline and then migrate all nodes together to the new
subnet.
1. Open Cluster Administrator.
2. Stop MSCS on the cluster node.
The Cluster Administrator utility running on the second cluster node indicates that the first node is down by displaying a red icon in the Cluster Service
window.
3. Reassign the IP address.
4. If you are running DNS, verify that the DNS entries are correct (if required).
5. Restart MSCS on the cluster node.
The cluster nodes re-establish their connection and Cluster Administrator changes the node icon back to blue to show that the node is back online.
Removing a Node From a Cluster
1. Take all resource groups offline or move them to another cluster node.
2. Click the Start button and select Programs
→ Administrative Tools→ Cluster Administrator.