VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Host and Cluster Tasks
Starting a Cluster
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Starting a Cluster
This procedure starts a cluster. If the cluster is not already started, you
must use this task to start the cluster before you can access the shared
objects in the cluster. This procedure automatically starts all nodes in
the cluster.
To start a cluster
Step 1. Select the Clusters icon at the top of the cluster portion of the object tree.
Step 2. Choose All Clusters > Start Cluster (Selected menu) or Cluster Start
(Command Launcher).
Step 3. Complete the Start Cluster dialog box as follows:
When you have provided all necessary information in the dialog box,
click OK. The cluster and its objects appear in the object tree.
Cluster Node: Type the name of any machine in the cluster or click
Browse to select a host.
Notes:
• This task is only applicable in a cluster environment.
• A cluster must be started before you can access the shared objects on
the machines in the cluster.