addserver

Adds a metadata server on a specific engine to the cluster.

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>>-addserver--+--------+--+----------------+--IP_address-------><
              +- -?----+  '- -port--number-'
              +- -h----+
              '- -help-'

Parameters

–? | –h | –help
Displays a detailed description of this command, including syntax, parameter descriptions, and examples. If you specify a help option, all other command options are ignored.
–port number
Specifies the port number on the engine to which to add the metadata servers. The default value is the default cluster port, 1737.
IP_address
Specifies the Internet Protocol (IP) address corresponding to the metadata server that you want to add the cluster.

Prerequisites

You must have Administrator privileges to use the command.

You must be logged in to the operating system on the engine that hosts the master metadata server to run this command.

Description

Typically, you issue this command during set up. You must run this command from the engine that is running the master metadata server. After you add the metadata server to the cluster, it can begin serving the workload.

Example

Adds a metadata server to the cluster The following example adds the metadata server 179.24.17.34 to the cluster.
sfscli> addserver 179.24.17.34
Server 179.24.17.34 added to the cluster.

Parent topic: Administrative commands

Related tasks
Restoring SAN File System cluster configuration
Adding a metadata server to the cluster
Changing an IP address in a multi-engine cluster
Changing an IP address in a single-engine cluster

Related reference
chserverconfig
dropserver
lsautorestart
lsserver
setautorestart
setport
startautorestart
startserver
statserver
stopautorestart
stopserver

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