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Resource group refers to the group of resource that failover when a failure occurs. 
MCCS is executes failover between nodes in group unit.
Therefore, resource should be created in groups to be failover.

Also, more than one group can be created in one cluster.  

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Warning

When click ESC key while creating group, group creation process is cancelled.
Therefore, please note not to press ESC key when proceed with group creation wizard.

Adding

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Resource Group

  1. To add a group, select 'group name → right click → Add Group' from configuration tree.
    Or select 'Edit(E) → Add Group' from main menu.

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When select just a node from Available nodes list, you can create single node group. 
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[Figure] Single node Group View

 

Info

Unlike failover group, Single node group does not support failover when failure occurs. 

If you have selected single node cluster in installation step, only one node appears in Available Nodes list.
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[Figure] Single Node Cluster View

 

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  1. [Figure] Group Registration

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    If you select to register a group, you will see the initial group registration screen.
    In the initial group registration screen, enter a group name and move the operation target node from the left window to the right window.

     

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    If you select only one operation target node, then you can create a single node group.
    If you select this option, a group is not able to perform failover in case of trouble.

    (If you have selected a single node cluster in the installation program, only one node will be displayed as an available node.)

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    [Figure] Operation Target Node Selection


  2. Click Additional Settings to choose group mode as failover or parallel.
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    [Figure] Additional Settings View

     

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    Failover group failover from active to standby node when failure occurs. 
    Parallel group is configured with the resources that can be executed on more than 2 nodes at the same time. Parallel group does not support failover, but restart the service when it is failed in local node.

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  1. Designate a group policy and configure an application.
    For more on how to add each resource, refer to the below link.

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  1. Refer to the descriptions of

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  1. adding complex applications in "7.4

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  1. Complex Application Resource."
    Refer to the

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  1. descriptions of adding basic application in "7.3

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  1. Basic Application Resource."
    Refer to the descriptions of

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  1. adding Windows service resource in "7.7 Windows Service Resource."

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  1. Info

    If there is something wrong with the resource added

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  1. you can press the X mark to delete it.
    You can change the starting/terminating order of added resources by pressing the arrow icon.


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To add IP resource, enter IP address which is represent for both nodes which is called Virtual IP address and enter resource name. 
Default value is same as virtual IP address and you can edit as your definition.

Warning

NIC resource must be defined before add an IP resource.

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[Figure] Adding iP Resource View

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  1. Initial Configuration Application View


  2.  Configure the network related resource.

    For more on how to add each resource, refer to the below link.
    Refer to the descriptions of adding network card in “7.1 Network Card Resource."
    Refer to the descriptions of adding a network address in "7.2 Network Address Resource."
    Refer to the descriptions of adding a virtual name in "7.2 Virtual Name Resource."

     

    Warning

    Before you can use the IP resource, you must define the network adaptor resource.

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    [Figure] Network Configuration



  3. Configure the disk related resource.
    For more on how to add each resource, refer to the below link.

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  1. Refer to the descriptions

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  1. of adding shared disk resources in "7.5 Shared Disk Resource."

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  1. Refer to the descriptions of

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  1. adding SCSI reservation resource in "7.9 SCSI

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  1. Reservation Resource."
    Refer to the descriptions of adding mirror disks in "7.6 Mirror Disk Resource."
    Refer to the descriptions

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  1. of adding VxDG resource in "7.

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  1. 10 VxDG Resource".

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  1. Refer to the descriptions of adding shared disk DR resource in "7.11 Shared Disk DR Resource."
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    [Figure] Adding

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  1. Disk Resource Completed

  2. Once you have configured all the resources, it will suggest a dependency recommended by MCCS.
    If you want to change the dependency,

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  1. select the Dependency tool in the right tab and change it.
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  1. Dependency

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  1. Modification

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  1. After creating the dependency

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  1. , check the details of the group configuration information and press the 'Finish' button to create a group.
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Add Group Only

To add group only, and not resource, please follow the steps below. 

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Deleting

To delete group, check the online state of the group first. If there are online group, the resources should be terminated or deleted. 

  1. To delete group, select Select Group - Right Click - Delete Group. 

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  1. If one or more than one of the resources is online state, a message shown below will appear.
    When this happens, offline the group first before deleting it. 

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    [Figure] Warning message of deleting

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  1. group

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  2. If the mirror disk is included in the group, a message asking if replication program of mirror disk will be deleted as well. 

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    if you click "OK" button, replication program is deleted as well. Press "Cancel" button if you do not wish to delete replication program. 

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    [Figure] Deleting Mirror Disk View

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