Configuring an Additional Host in a Cluster

All hosts in a cluster must be on the same platform. To configure this installation as an additional host in a cluster of the same platform, follow these steps:

1. On the node that you want to add to an existing cluster, install and start MarkLogic Server.

2. Log in to the Admin Interface in a browser. It is on port 8001 of the host in which MarkLogic Server is running (for example, on the localhost, http://localhost:8001). The Server Install page appears:

   

3. Click OK to continue.

4. Wait for MarkLogic Server to restart.

5. After MarkLogic Server restarts, you are prompted to join a cluster:

   

6. Enter the DNS name or the IP address of one of the machines in the cluster. For instance, if this is the second host you are installing, then you can enter the DNS name of the first host that you installed.

7. Click OK.

8. You are prompted for an admin username and password. You can use the admin username and password that you created when installing the first host. Click OK.

9. Select a Group to assign this host to. Click OK.

   

10. Click OK to confirm that you are joining the cluster. You have now joined the cluster.

11. Click OK to transfer the cluster configuration information. The Admin Interface appears.

You have successfully configured an additional host in this cluster.