Create Resource Group Wizard: Choose nodes

Use this page to specify the nodes on which you want to create the resource group.

start of changeA cluster node is a system unit that participates in a PowerHA® SystemMirror cluster as a server. A node can be an IBM® Power Systems™ server, or a logical partition (LPAR) within a partitioned Power systems server. The node must be running a supported level of AIX® and meet the minimum requirements for internal memory, internal disk, and I/O slots.end of change

Fields

Available nodes
start of changeAvailable site name nodes (PowerHA SystemMirror 7.1 Enterprise Edition only)end of change
Lists all discovered cluster nodes within the chosen cluster. Select each node that you want to participate in the new resource group, and then click Add to move the node to the Participating nodes list. Select nodes in order of priority, from top to bottom, for handling failover in case of a node failure.
Note: start of changeYou must select at least one node; however, at least two nodes are necessary to make a resource group highly available. If you are using PowerHA SystemMirror 7.1 Enterprise Edition, you must select at least one node for each site. However, you must select at least two nodes for each site to ensure that the resource group is highly available.end of change
Participating nodes (in order of priority)
start of changeParticipating site name nodes (in order of priority) (PowerHA SystemMirror 7.1 Enterprise Edition only)end of change
start of changeLists all cluster nodes that you select from the Available nodes list. You can remove a node by selecting the node and clicking Remove to move the node to back the Available nodes list. To change the order of priority for a node, select the node from the list. Then click Up or Down to move the position of the node in the list.end of change