Add Nodes to a Cluster

You can manage an existing cluster through GigaVUE-FM by adding nodes to it. The nodes must be standalone nodes that are currently managed by GigaVUE-FM.

When a node joins an existing cluster, all of its existing traffic configuration, including maps, will be replaced by the configuration of the master node.

The following is an example of adding nodes to an existing cluster using GigaVUE-FM.

Navigate to Physical > Physical Nodes.

Select a cluster and choose Actions > Edit Cluster. The Edit Cluster - Canvas appears showing the existing stack link configuration details in the cluster wizard. Standalone devices appear in the Devices pane.

Figure 407: Edit cluster page

Drag the required devices from the Devices pane into the Edit Cluster canvas under the leaf or spine container.

Figure 408: Drag the devices from devices column.

Connect the newly added devices to other devices to create stack links.

Click the tip of the node and drag your cursor to the second node tip to create a link. After you create the link, a dotted line will illustrate the connection

Note: No new link is created for existing devices; they need to be added manually.

Configure the stack link details in the stack link table and click Save.

Click Update to update the configuration.

A Confirmation window appears advising that all traffic configurations will be erased on newly added or removed nodes.

Click OK to continue.

The Manage Cluster update notification window appears showing the status of each update activity on the nodes, cards, GigaStreams and stack links.

Figure 409: Notification pop up after update operation

After the cluster update operation completes, a “Manage Cluster Completed” message appears.

Figure 410: Cluster completion event

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Click Go to Cluster to view the updated cluster overview