Perform this task when you want to configure the geographic regions of a cluster and there is no resource group in the cluster that spans multiple regions.
- From the PMC, select .
- In the dropdown list next to Define regions by, select Resource Group.
- In the Global Actions dropdown list, select Create a new Region.
The Create A New Repository Service Region dialog displays.
- Enter the name of the region. Names must be unique for each region.
- Select resource groups that belong to the region from the Available resource groups section.
- Do one of the following:
If you want the local RS to be started on a host in an existing resource group, choose Existing resource group and select the resource group from the dropdown list.
If you want the local RS to be started on a host in a new resource group, choose Create new resource group ... and enter the RS host name in the textbox. If you want to specify additional hosts for failover, separate them with a (,).
- If necessary, change the listening port number of the new local RS.
- Click in the Specify repository directory ... checkbox if you want to set up a shared directory for the local RS.
- Click Create.