To add a node to a cluster, you must define a cluster node IP address. This IP address maintains heartbeat communication among cluster nodes and between the cluster nodes and the quorum device.
Important: All nodes in a cluster must be the same hardware model. The exception is if you are performing a hardware rolling upgrade. For example, you are upgrading from Hitachi NAS Platform 5200 nodes to Hitachi VSP One File 34 or Hitachi VSP One File 38 nodes, you must add the VSP One File nodes and then remove the NAS Platform nodes.
In addition, the VSP One File management software version must support the node firmware version.
The number of nodes that you can add to a cluster depends on cluster licenses. To view license information, navigate to .
- Navigate to .
- On the Nodes tab, click Add Node.
- In the Add Nodes wizard, use one of the following options to select the node that you want to add, and then click Next:
- To select a node that is currently managed by File Administrator, complete the following information:
- Select the node.
- In the Cluster Node IP Address box, use the provided IP address or enter another address.
- In the Username and Password boxes, enter the username and password for the node.
- To select a node that is not currently managed by File Administrator, click Add Node Manually, complete the following information, and then click Add. The node is added to the list of nodes in the wizard where you can select it.
- In the Joining Node Admin EVS IP address box, enter the IP address for the admin EVS that is hosted by the node that you want to add.
- In the Username and Password boxes, enter the username and password for the node.
- (Optional) To define a cluster node IP address that is different than the admin EVS IP address, set the Use Admin EVS IP address as Cluster Node IP address toggle switch to No and enter the following information:
- Cluster node IP address
- Cluster node subnet mask
The default value is Yes, which specifies that the admin EVS IP address is used as the cluster node IP address.
- To select a node that is currently managed by File Administrator, complete the following information:
- In the Summary page, review the information for the node and cluster and all notifications, select the confirmation checkbox, and then click Finish.
A message shows the status of the node addition process. If the process is successful, the node automatically restarts and joins the cluster.