Unisphere and Unisphere Central 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Create a Server Cluster

Create a server cluster object to represent a cluster of servers in your environment.

1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere Central.
2. From the STORAGE menu, click Servers.
   The Servers view is displayed.
3. Click (New), then select New Server Cluster.
   The New Server Cluster dialog box opens.
4. Configure the server cluster attributes.
   The server attributes are described in the online help.
   1. Enter a name for the server in the Name field.
   2. Select a server folder from the Server Folder drop-down menu.
   3. From the Operating System drop-down menu, select the operating system for the cluster.
      NOTE All servers in a server cluster must be running the same operating system.
   4. To generate Storage Center alerts when connectivity is lost between the Storage Center and the servers, select Alert On Lost Connectivity.
   5. To generate Storage Center alerts when the Storage Center only has partial connectivity to the servers, select Alert On Partial Connectivity.
5. Add servers to the server cluster.
   • To add existing servers to the cluster, select the checkboxes of the servers to add from the Servers table.
   • To define a new server, click (New), configure the server attributes, and then click OK.
6. Click OK.