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Chapter 3: Basic System Operations
Converting to HA
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unmanaged StorNext file system for use as the controlling shared file
system, and then instructing StorNext to convert each MDC node to
operate as one MDC node of the HA pair.
• The UIDs for the
quantumdb
and
tdlm
users and the
adic
group
must
be identical on both MDC nodes of an HA pair. If the UIDs are
not identical, the MySQL database will not start (due to file
permission errors), which in turn prevents storage manager from
fully starting up.
HA Conversion
Procedure
Follow these steps to configure HA:
1
Choose
Tools > High Availability > Convert
.
Figure 19 Tools > HA >
Convert
Note:
The primary MDC node
Status
displays “
Converted”
.
2
The IP address of the secondary MDC node of the StorNext M330
will appear in the System Name field along with a port number.
Click
Scan Host
. The system should resolve the secondary MDC
node - the MDC Address will auto-fill with a value.
3
Click
Convert
to convert the secondary MDC node.