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The next step is to create the cluster. A cluster describes the nodes (machines) that participate in the cluster and the respective interface address. The cluster interface address is an IP address which is used by Cluster Resource Services to communicate with other nodes in the cluster.
To prepare for configuring clusters using the iSeries Navigator GUI, you should make sure that the iSeries environment is set up and configured as described in this section. Therefore, prior to creating a cluster, make sure that all requirements are met and necessary configuration tasks completed.
These are the steps for creating the clustering components:
| 1. | Prepare your server by creating the necessary TCP/IP interfaces and setting the system attributes to allow clustering (see Verifying or installing software and other system requirements and TCP/IP requirements). |
| 2. | Create the cluster and duplicate it on the second machine (see Creating the cluster). |
| 3. | Create a cluster resource group to associate the IASP into (see Creating a cluster resource group and Configure the recovery domain and data ports). |
