The add CNENs to the existing system

You can follow the steps below to proceed.

CNENs are added and cabled. Initialize the system by referring to step 9 in the System Initialization. 

Add a secondary node to the clustered NAS engine. 

1. (Optional) Add a physical IP address to the clustered NAS engine.

When the specified value in the Number of nodes to pre-configure is smaller than the number of nodes that you want to install, manually add a physical IP address. Otherwise, the nodes cannot be added successfully.

The number of physical IP addresses to be added = the number of the CNENs to be added x the number of the service network ports of the CNENs.

For details about parameter description, please see Help on this page.

2. In the ISM navigation tree, choose Clustered NAS Storage System > Device Information.

 
3. Select a clustered NAS engine to which a node is to be added. 

4. In the function pane, click the Unclustered Nodes tab. 

5. Select a node and click Add to Cluster.

The Result dialog box is displayed.

6. Click OK. 

7. Add other nodes to the cluster.