Use this page to specify a name and a multicast address
for the new cluster.
Fields
- Cluster name
- Specify a unique name for the new cluster. The name must consist
of a minimum of one alphanumeric character and a maximum of 64 alphanumeric characters. You can use alphabetic characters
of A - Z and a - z, numbers of 0 - 9, as well as underscore (_) characters.
A name cannot begin with a number and cannot be a reserved word. However,
you can use reserved words when combined with numerals or another
word (for example, my_network or rs232_02). You can find the most
current list of reserved words in the file /usr/es/sbin/cluster/etc/reserved_words.
- Cluster multicast address (IPv4)
- Specify an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address that falls
within the range of 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. This address is
used for multicasting, which is a process of logically sending a single
message to one or more peer nodes. The Cluster Manager uses this address
to multicast control messages to the cluster nodes to speed the distribution
of information needed to coordinate action when a node failure occurs.
If
you do not provide a specific address, the wizard automatically creates
one for the cluster.