Appendix B: HA for V6x00 and Virtual Appliances
Deleting a Node from a Cluster
DSM Installation and Configuration Guide
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0002:ha$ cleanup
System Response
:
WARNING: This command cleans up HA configuration data of, and restarts, this server.
This may take several minutes.
Continue? (yes|no)[no]:
6. Type
yes
to continue.
SUCCESS: cleanup
7. Repeat the cleanup process for every node that you removed from the HA cluster.
Upgrade the Initial HA node
In the GUI, upgrade the initial node to the latest version of the software.
1. Select
System > Software Upgrade
. The Upgrade Software window opens.
2. If two software images are present, click
Delete Idle Version
to delete the one which is not in use.
3. Click
Browse/Choose File
and select the upgrade file that was provided to you.
4. Click
Open
, and then click
Upgrade
to start the upgrade. Follow the directions on the screen.
5. Refresh your browser to view the login screen after the upgrade completes.
6. For HSMs like a V6100, repeat these steps to upgrade each of the other nodes in the HA cluster.
Note
If you plan to enable nShield Connect integration on a DSM V6000 or virtual DSM HA cluster see,
"Configuring High Availability for network HSM-enabled DSM" on page 66
.
Optimize the Upgrading of Nodes in the HA Cluster
The initial node is the only node that needs to be upgraded. This ensures that all of the content of the node: policies,
admins, domains, keys, reports, logs, etc. will be saved. However, an upgrade is unnecessary for the other nodes in
the cluster, because all of the content of the initial node will be copied over from the initial node when all of the nodes in
the HA cluster synchronize. Therefore, to optimize upgrading the virtual DSM for the additional nodes in the HA
cluster:
1. Upgrade the initial node to DSM 6.4.2.
2. On each additional node, perform a fresh installation of DSM 6.4.2. In other words, use the OVA file for the
installation, not the upgrade tar file.
3. Once the software upgrade/installation on each of the nodes is complete, add the nodes to the cluster and join the
HA cluster. See
"Adding Nodes to an HA Cluster" on page 137
and
"Join a Node to an HA Cluster" on page 137
for more information.
Deleting a Node from a Cluster
Deleting a node from a cluster with no host assigned to it is straightforward. When deleting nodes with hosts, you must
reassign the hosts to other nodes.
Deleting a Node from a Cluster with no Hosts assigned
Log into the Management Console on the Initial Server as a System/All Administrator.