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addclusterinstance

Use this method to adds a cluster instance to the appliance. Execute this method on only the first node that you add to the cluster.

Syntax



Parameters

clid

Unique number that identifies the cluster.
This is mandatory parameter.
Minimum value = 1.
Maximum value = 128.

deadinterval

Amount of time, in seconds, after which nodes that do not respond to the heartbeats are assumed to be down.If the value is less than 3 sec, set the helloInterval parameter to 200 msec
Default value = 3.
Minimum value = 1.
Maximum value = 60.

hellointerval

Interval, in milliseconds, at which heartbeats are sent to each cluster node to check the health status.Set the value to 200 msec, if the deadInterval parameter is less than 3 sec
Default value = 200.
Minimum value = 200.
Maximum value = 1000.

preemption

Preempt a cluster node that is configured as a SPARE if an ACTIVE node becomes available.
Default value = DISABLED.

quorumtype

Quorum Configuration Choices - "Majority" (recommended) requires majority of nodes to be online for the cluster to be UP. "None" relaxes this requirement.
Default value = _NSCL_QUORUMTYPE_MAJORITY.

inc

This option is required if the cluster nodes reside on different networks.
Default value = DISABLED.

processlocal

By turning on this option packets destined to a service in a cluster will not under go any steering.
Default value = DISABLED.

retainconnectionsoncluster

This option enables you to retain existing connections on a node joining a Cluster system or when a node is being configured for passive timeout. By default, this option is disabled.
Default value = NO.

backplanebasedview

View based on heartbeat only on bkplane interface
Default value = DISABLED.

syncstatusstrictmode

strict mode for sync status of cluster. Depending on the the mode if there are any errors while applying config, sync status is displayed accordingly. By default the flag is disabled.
Default value = DISABLED.

dfdretainl2params

flag to add ext l2 header during steering. By default the flag is disabled.
Default value = DISABLED.

clusterproxyarp

This field controls the proxy arp feature in cluster. By default the flag is enabled.
Default value = ENABLED.

secureheartbeats

By turning on this option cluster heartbeats will have security enabled.
Default value = DISABLED.

Return Value

Returns simpleResult

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