Create Cluster Wizard: Welcome

Use the Create Cluster wizard to create a high availability cluster for your applications. Applications that use a high availability cluster can continue to run when there are unexpected hardware malfunctions or unresolved hardware errors.

The Create a Cluster wizard guides you through the creation of clusters and automates the discovery and selection of configuration information. A cluster is a loosely coupled collection of independent systems (nodes) that are organized into a network for sharing resources and communicating with each other. PowerHA® SystemMirror defines relationships among cooperating systems so that peer cluster nodes provide the services offered by a cluster node if that node is unable to do so.

You must specify information for all required fields, which are marked with an asterisk (*), plus information for any optional fields that you choose. When you complete all pages, click Finish to create the cluster.

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Complete the following pages in the wizard to create your cluster: