Configuring
the ServeRAID controller for clustering
Use this action to configure and
view ServeRAID settings for clustering
computers or using high-availability.
You will need clustering hardware and software to configure a cluster. The ServeRAID
controller supports two systems in a cluster.
The ServeRAID Manager configures
the controller name, partner controller name, and Initiator identifiers only
in startable-CD mode; otherwise, you can only view this information.
- Click a controller
from the Main Tree.
- Click
(Configure for clustering) on the tool bar.
- Enter the controller name and
partner controller name. You can specify a name up to 12 characters. When
you enter the partner controller name, the merge group information displays
in the window.
Note: Names are case sensitive.
- Select the initiator identifiers
which can be 6 or 7.
Note: The initiator identifiers must be unique from the partner controller
initiator identifiers. The default is 7.
- If you want a logical drive to
merge to another controller if this controller fails, check the Shared
box. Otherwise, if you do not want a logical drive to merge to another
controller, check the Non-shared box.
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- Non-shared is the default
for all logical drives. The merge group number is defined as [200
+ the initiator identifier]. You cannot change the merge group number
for a non-shared logical drive.
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If a logical drive
is defined as shared, all physical drives in the logical drive
must be on a shared channel.
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- Enter a merge group number for
the shared logical drive. This merge group number must be unique from the
partner controller (that is, the merge group number for any logical drive
belonging to the partner controller cannot be the same merge group number).
Note: The default merge group number is the logical drive number.
You can configure merge group numbers
for a logical drive that you have created during the current session of the
ServeRAID Manager. If you have exited from the Manager since you created the
logical drive, you cannot configure merge group numbers for it. You must use
the ServeRAID Manager in startable-CD mode to change merge group numbers for
logical drives that are not new.
Once you have configured both controllers
for clustering, you can click View shared drives
to view the physical drives owned by a partner controller.