Adding nodes by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu

With HMC version 8.40 or later, you can add a node to a Shared Storage Pool (SSP) cluster by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu in the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

Procedure

To add a node to a Shared Storage Pool cluster, by using the HMC, complete the following steps:

  1. In the navigation pane, click Resources.
  2. Click All Shared Storage Pool Clusters. The All Shared Storage Pool Clusters table is displayed. The table lists all clusters that can be accessed by the HMC (all servers that are managed by the HMC).
  3. Select a Shared Storage Pool cluster from the table and click Actions > Add Nodes. Alternatively, you can add a node from the cluster configuration page by clicking Add Nodes under the Nodes section. The Add Nodes page opens.
  4. In the Virtual I/O Server Cluster nodes table, select the Virtual I/O Server nodes that you want to add to the Shared Storage Pool cluster.
  5. Click OK. A cluster node is added to the selected Shared Storage Pool cluster.