Adding nodes, NSDs, or file systems to an existing installation
Use this information to add nodes, NSDs, or file systems to an installation process using the installation toolkit.
- To add nodes to an existing installation, do the following.
- Add one or more node types using the following commands.
- Client nodes:
./spectrumscale node add FQDN
- NSD nodes:
./spectrumscale node add FQDN -n
- Protocol nodes:
./spectrumscale node add FQDN -p
- GUI nodes:
./spectrumscale node add FQDN -g -a
- Client nodes:
- Install GPFS on the new nodes using the following commands.
./spectrumscale install --precheck ./spectrumscale install
- If protocol nodes are being added, deploy protocols
using the following commands.
./spectrumscale deploy --precheck ./spectrumscale deploy
- Add one or more node types using the following commands.
- To add NSDs to an existing installation, do the following.
- Verify that the NSD server connecting this new disk runs an OS compatible with the installation toolkit and that the NSD server exists within the cluster.
- Add NSDs to the installation using the following command.
./spectrumscale nsd add -p FQDN_of_Primary_NSD_Server Path_to_Disk_Device_File
- Run the installation using the following commands.
./spectrumscale install --precheck ./spectrumscale install
- To add file systems to an existing installation, do the
following.
- Verify that free NSDs exist and that they can be listed
by the installation toolkit using
the following commands.
mmlsnsd ./spectrumscale nsd list
- Define the file system using the following command.
./spectrumscale nsd modify NSD -fs File_System_Name
- Deploy the file system using the following commands.
./spectrumscale deploy --precheck ./spectrumscale deploy
- Verify that free NSDs exist and that they can be listed
by the installation toolkit using
the following commands.