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5.2 Add and Delete Group

5.2 Add and Delete Group

2017/11/08

You can add a group by using group wizard of MCCS console. And multiple group can be added in a cluster. 

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When click ESC key while adding a group, this process is cancelled.
Therefore, please note not to press ESC key during this process.

Adding 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.


    [Figure] Group Registration


  2.  If you select 'Add Group', you will see the initial group wizard.

    In the wizard, enter a group name and select the nodes from Available Nodes list and move to Target target Nodes list by clicking allow. 


    [Figure] Operation Target Node Selection

     

  3. Click Additional Settings to choose group type as failover or parallel. This option will be disabled for single node group.


    [Figure] Additional Settings View

     

  4. Designate a group policy and configure an application.
    For more on how to add each resource, refer to the below link.
    Refer to the descriptions of adding Applications in "7.4. Applications".
    Refer to the descriptions of adding Process in "7.3 Process".
    Refer to the descriptions of adding Windows service  in "7.7 Service".



    [Figure] Initial Configuration Application View


  5.  Configure the network related resource.

    For more on how to add each resource, refer to the below link.
    Refer to the descriptions of adding a NIC in “7.1 Network Interface Card".
    Refer to the descriptions of adding a IP in "7.2 IP Address".
    Refer to the descriptions of adding a Virtual name in "7.8 Virtual Name".


    [Figure] Network Configuration

     

  6. Configure the disk related resource.
    For more on how to add each resource, refer to the below link.
    Refer to the descriptions of adding Shared Disk  in "7.5 Shared Disk". 
    Refer to the descriptions of adding SCSI Lock in "7.9 SCSI Lock". 
    Refer to the descriptions of adding Mirror Disk in "7.6 Mirror Disk".
    Refer to the descriptions of adding VxVM Disk Group in "7.10 VxVM Disk Group".
    Refer to the descriptions of adding shared disk DR in "7.11 Shared Disk DR".
    Refer to the descriptions of adding Oracle Database in "7.12 Oracle Database".
    Refer to the descriptions of adding Mirror Disk DR in "7.13 Mirror Disk DR".


    [Figure] Adding Disk Resource Completed

  7. Once you have added all the resources using adding group wizard, it will suggest a dependency among resources by MCCS automatically.
    If you want to edit the dependency, select the Palette in the right tab and change it. For more details about dependency, please refer to "5.3 Dependency Management".


    [Figure] Dependency Modification

  8. After configure the dependency, check the summary of the group and resources information and press the 'Finish' button to add a group.


    [Figure] Group Detailed Information View

 

Deleting

To delete group, all of the resources should be offline state in the group.

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

  2. If one or more than one of the resources is online state, a message shown below will be appeared.
    Offline the group first before deleting it. 


    [Figure] Warning message of deleting group
     

  3. If the mirror disk is included in the group, a message asking whether you want to delete mirror configuration.


    [Figure] Deleting Mirror Disk View