User Guide

Installation and Setup
Novell Cluster Services Overview and Installation
103-000154-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Additional Cluster Operating Instructions
The following instructions provide additional information for operating
Novell Cluster Services.
Installing NetWare on a Server That Will Be Added to an Existing
Cluster
Install fiber-channel hardware.
NetWare will automatically detect and load the proper drivers when it
installs.
Install NetWare, including the latest Service Pack, on the new server.
Reboot the server.
Install Novell Cluster Services on the new server.
(Conditional) If you have changed the failover order, add the new server
to the failover list.
By default, Novell Cluster Services will include all nodes on the failover
list, including newly added nodes.
Running The resource is in a
normal running state.
Click the Running status
indicator and choose to
either migrate the
resource to a different
server in your cluster, or
unload (offline) the
resource.
Unassigned There isn’t an assigned
node up that the
resource can be loaded
on.
Click the Unassigned
status indicator and if
desired, Offline the
resource. Offlining the
resource will prevent it
from running on any of its
preferred nodes should
any of them join the
cluster.
Unloading The resource is in the
process of unloading
from the server it was
running on.
None.
Resource State Description Possible Actions