Adding a node to a FlashGrid Storage Fabric cluster (on-prem only)

Note: This article is not applicable to AWS/Azure/GCP environments

Note: Contact FlashGrid support if you need to add a new node in a cluster that has the Extended Cluster feature enabled in Grid Infrastructure 12.2.

To add a new node to an existing FlashGrid cluster

1. Prepare the new node for adding it to the cluster. See the following sections in "Deployment and Maintenance Guide":

• Installing and Configuring OS
• Installing FlashGrid Storage Fabric Software
• Configuring Storage Network
• Creating LVM Volumes for Quorum and GRID Disks

2. Run flashgrid-ca on any node that is already a member of the cluster
3. Select ‘Modify existing configuration’ and press Next
4. Select ‘Cluster nodes’ and press Next
5. Enter short host name for the node and select its role from the scroll-down list
6. Press Next
7. Select ‘SAVE & APPLY changes without restarting FlashGrid’
8. Press Save