Adding nodes to a resource group
Once you have added the new node to the cluster topology, you can continue by adding the new node (or nodes) to the list of participating nodes in a resource group.
About this task
In a non-concurrent resource group with the startup policy of either Online on Home Node Only or Online on First Available Node, if you give the new node the highest priority by specifying it first in the list of participating nodes, the newly added node will acquire control of the resource group when you start up cluster services on this node. This can be useful when you want the new node to take over a specific resource. For example, you may be adding a high-powered node to a cluster that runs a heavily used database application and you want this application to run on the newly added node.
When you are finished adding the node to a resource group:
Procedure
- Synchronize the cluster.
- When you press Enter, the cluster resources are dynamically reconfigured.