Creating a cluster

If you have not yet registered with a JINI server but want to create a cluster anyway, follow these steps. These are also the same steps you take when creating an instance except that you go to the Add Instance wizard by right clicking on the Instances folder and selecting New Instance. See “Adding an instance to a cluster” for more information on adding an instance to a cluster.

Before creating a database, make sure enough space is available on the database devices you plan to use.

Creating a cluster

Select Tools | Adaptive Server Enterprise | Create Cluster. The Cluster Creation wizard opens. The Cluster Creation wizard asks for the following information:
On the “Specify Cluster Name and Platform” screen, when the wizard attempts to discover eligible hosts, click Skip.
On the “Select Cluster Nodes” screen, click Specify Node. Input host and agent port into the dialog. Click OK.
On the “Select Cluster Nodes” screen, click Specify Node. Input host and agent port into the dialog. Click OK. The node will be added to the list. If there is a problem an error message will appear. Follow the instructions on the error message to eliminate errors.
Continue with the steps in the Cluster Creation wizard.

**Table 5-1: Inputs to cluster creation wizard**
Input	Description
Cluster names	Enter a name for the databases
Shared or Private database	Specify whether the cluster is a shared or local cluster.
Enable Pluggable Component Interface(PCI)	When you enable PCI, specify the database location, size and the device size.
Database devices	Specify the database device or devices on which to allocate the new databases
Database device sizes	Specify a size for each database device
Data or log	Specify whether the database device will store data or the transaction log.
With override	Specify with override if you want to store data and log on the same device.
For load	If you are creating the database so you can restore it from a backup, check the For Load check box. This is the case only if you are recovering from media failure or if you are moving a database from one location to another.
Guest account	Specify whether to create a guest user in the database.