Onceyou’vecreateda pairofnodes,youwillthenneedto createandconfigurea cluster.
If youarecreating aclusterusingtheSANVolumeController,you willneed to generate aSSHkeypairbeforeperformingthistask.IfyouareaddinganSSH public keytoenableyoursystem tousethecommand-lineinterface(CLI), youwill need tohave generatedanSSHkey pairforthissystem.
Perform thefollowing stepsto createa clusterontheSANVolumeController Console:
1. Createa clusterfromthefrontpaneloftheSANVolumeController.Atemporary passwordfor theadministratoruseisgeneratedbythenode.
2. Access theSANVolumeControllerConsoleusingaWebbrowser.
3. Signonwiththesuperusernameandpassword.For first-timeaccess,usethe superusernamesuperuser andthedefaultpasswordpassw0rd.Youmust changethis defaultpasswordthefirst timeyousignon.Afteryousignonwith thesuperusernameandpassword,theWelcomepanelisdisplayed.
4. Addanew clustertotheSANVolumeController.
5. CompletetheCreatingaClusterwizard:
a. Completethecreationof thecluster b. Set uptheerrornotificationsettings c. Setupthefeaturizationattributes d. Upload theSSHkey
6. Type theIPaddress oftheclusterandselecttheCreate(Initialize)Cluster checkbox. WhenyouclickOK,theCreatea Clusterwizardopens.
7. TheCreatingaClusterwizard presentspanelsto completethefollowingsteps:
a. Createnew clusterinformation,suchas:
v Thenewadminpassword v Theservicepassword v Thenameofthecluster v AserviceIPaddress
b. Set uptheerrorloggingattributes.
c. Setupthefeaturizationattributes.
d. Upload theSSHkey throughthewizard.
Oncethesestepsarecompleteandyouhaveexitedoutof thewizard, youcannow use theWebapplicationfor theSANVolumeControllerpasswords.
Perform thefollowing stepsto createa clusterusingtheCreatea Clusterwizard:
1. StarttheSANVolumeControllerConsolebyclickingonthedesktopicon orby pointingyourWebbrowsertohttp://<svcconsoleip>:9080/ica, where
<svcconsoleip>istheIPaddressof themasterconsole.
2. TheEnterNetworkPasswordwindowisdisplayed.Typesuperuser fortheuser IDandpassw0rdfor thepassword.Thefirsttime yousignonasthesuperuser, youmustchangethepasswordfor thesuperuser.Afteryouchangethe password,theWelcomepanelisdisplayed.
3. Ifthisisthefirsttimeyouhave accessedtheSANVolumeControllerConsole, goto step3a.Otherwise,gotostep 3b.
a. TheWelcomepanelisshownasinFigure26onpage 108.ClicktheAdd SANVolumeControllerClusterbutton.
b. SelectClustersfromtheportfolio.Fromthelistof tasks,selectAdd clusterandclickGo.
Figure25.Welcomepanel
4. ClickCreatenewcluster.TheSANVolumeControllercreatesthenewcluster.
Whenthenewadministratorpassword isaccepted,theclusterdisplaysthe passwordpromptagain.
5. TypetheuserIDadminandthenew administratorpassword.
6. SelectAdda Clusterfromthemenu,thenclickGo. 7. EntertheIPaddressof yourcluster.
Iftheclusterhasnotbeenfullycreated(thatis,you havejustfollowedthe stepsinchapter5andcreatedtheclusterfromthefrontpanel),selectthe Create(Initialize)Clustercheckbox.
Iftheclusterisalreadyinuseandyou arejustaddingthis clustertothe clustersthatthisinstallationof theSANVolumeControllerConsoleis managing,donotselecttheCreate(Initialize)Clustercheckbox.Click OK.
Figure26.AddClusterpanel
8. Youwillbeprompted toacceptthenewcertificatefor thecluster.
ClickViewCertificateandontheresultingwindowclickInstallCertificate.
Figure27.AddClusterpanel
Figure28.Securityalertpanel
ClickNext,Next,Install, OKto completetheinstallcertificatewindow.
ClickOK toclosetheCertificatewindowasshowninFigure28onpage 109andclickYestoclosetheSecurityAlertwindowasshown inFigure29.
9. Youwillbeprompted fortheclusterusernameandpassword.Theusername isadminandthepasswordistheonegenerated bytheprocess describedin thetopicabout Creatingaclusterfromthefrontpanel.Entertherandom passwordthatwasgenerated andclickOK.
10. TheCreatea Clusterwizardbegins, clickContinue.Iftheclusteralready existedandyoudidnotchecktheInitializeClustercheckbox instep7 on page108proceedtostep 14onpage113.
11. CompletetheCreateNewCluster stepbyenteringanewadministrator passwordandenteraservicepassword. Notethesepasswordsasyouwill needtheminthefuturetouploadnew SSHkeysviatheSANVolume ControllerConsole.
Figure29.CertificateInformationpanel
a. Entera nameforyou cluster.Youcanmodifytheclusternamebyissuing thefollowing command:
svctask chcluster -name <cluster_name>
b. EntertheserviceIPaddress forthecluster,thisistheIPaddressthatwill beused ifyouhave tobringa singlenodeupinservice mode.
c. Selectthespeedofyourfabric,either 1or2Gb/s
d. Ifyouwishtobeableto resettheadministratorpasswordfromthefront panelthencheckthebox.
e. WhencompleteclicktheCreateNewClusterbutton.Theclusterwillthen becreated;thiswilltake afewseconds.Whenthewebpage returns,click Continue.
12. Youwillthenbenotified thatthepasswordhas beenchanged.Click Continue toproceedto theErrorNotificationSettingspanel.
Figure30.CreateNewClusterwizard
a. Ifyouwisherrorsto beforwardedasSNMPtraps, selecteitherAllor Hardwareonly.Hardware onlysendsSNMPtraps for hardware-related errors,AllsendsSNMPtrapsfor allerrors,hardwareandsoftware.
b. EntertheIPaddressof themachinethatisrunningyourSNMP
managementsoftware(noteifyouareusingIBMDirector onthemaster consoleto collectSNMPtraps,enter theIPaddressof themasterconsole here)
c. EntertheSNMPcommunity name.
d. ClickUpdateSettingstocontinue.
13. ClickContinue.TheFeaturizationwindowisdisplayed.
Figure31.ErrorNotificationSettingspanel
Theallowedsettingfor eachof theparametersisspecifiedinyouruser’s license.
a. EnabletheFlashCopyorRemotecopyoptionsifthey arelicensed.
b. Enterthevirtualizationlimitasspecifiedinthelicence.Azerovalueisnot allowedfor thisfield.
c. ClickSetfeatures.Afeaturizationscreenisdisplayed.
14. ClickContinuetodisplaytheAddSSHPublicKeystep.
Atthispoint youmaybere-promptedfora usernameandpassword.Enter adminastheusernameandenterthenewpasswordyou gaveduring11on page110.
Figure32.FeaturizationSettingspanel
ClickBrowsetolocatethepublickey forthemasterconsole.
EnteranID(label)forthiskey andclickAddKey.
15. ClickontheXinthecornerof thewindowto closethewizard.
You havenow successfullyconnectedandconfiguredthecluster.
TheclusteriscreatedanditshouldbelistedontheViewing Clusterspanel.
Note: Youmay havetopressRefreshontheViewingClusterspaneltoseethe newcluster.
Relatedtasks
“Createclusterfromthefrontpanel”onpage69
Afteryouhave createdapairofnodes,youcan nowcreateaclusterfromthe frontpanel.
Relatedreference
“Overviewof creatingaclusterusingtheSANVolumeControllerConsole”on page105
Thecreateclusterwizardof theSANVolumeControllerConsoleenablesyou to createa cluster.
Relatedinformation
“Scenario:typicalusagefor theSANVolumeControllerConsole”onpage 118 Thishypotheticalexampledescribesa scenariofor configuringtheSANVolume ControllerusingtheSANVolumeControllerConsole.