Adding a UNICOM Intelligence cluster server

The following section provides a brief overview of the methods for adding a UNICOM Intelligence server to an existing cluster.

▪Unprepared UNICOM Intelligence server: The Cluster Editor utilities were not used to prepare the server and the UNICOM Intelligence software has not been installed on the virtual or physical server.

▪Prepared UNICOM Intelligence server: The Cluster Editor utilities were used to prepare the server and the UNICOM Intelligence software is installed on the virtual or physical server.

Adding a server to a cluster is a different process, depending on whether the server was previously part of the cluster.

This section provides information about the configuration of unprepared and prepared UNICOM Intelligence servers, intended for UNICOM Intelligence administrators. It assumes knowledge of UNICOM Intelligence Server and cluster installation procedures.

The steps for adding a server when the server was not prepared by using the Cluster Editor utility, and UNICOM Intelligence is not preinstalled, are provided as follows:

Note Prepare the server from a single computer cluster that is separate to the cluster to which you are adding the computer. Alternately, see Adding a server, when UNICOM Intelligence is not preinstalled, directly to the target cluster, when UNICOM Intelligence, directly to the target cluster for instructions on avoiding overwriting customized DPM settings.

1 Manually create the server configuration file when you use the command line option (see Server Configuration utility (ServerConfig.exe)).

2 Prepare the server with the Cluster Editor utility (either UI or command line) from a separate, single computer cluster.

5 Now the that server is in a prepared state, refer to the following section for instructions on adding a prepared server.

This scenario assumes that the server was prepared by using the Cluster Editor utility and that the UNICOM Intelligence software is already installed on the computer. For detailed configuration information, see Server Configuration utility (ServerConfig.exe) and Command line Cluster Editor utility (ClusterEditor.exe).

The steps for adding a server, when UNICOM Intelligence is preinstalled, are:

Note A new server can be a copied from a virtual computer image. However, the virtual computer image must be configured with a unique name before it can be added to the cluster.

1 If you are adding to a different cluster, configure the server with ServerConfig.exe: see Server Configuration utility (ServerConfig.exe).

2 After you update the site preparation file on the server with the ServerConfig.exe utility, use the Cluster Editor (UI or command line) to attach the server to the cluster.

This flowchart shows the server process when the Cluster Editor utilities are used.