Adding nodes to an existing cluster

Last published : Aug 25, 2026
Complete the following steps to add nodes to an existing InfoScale cluster:
  1. Ensure that you add the worker nodes to the Kubernetes cluster.
  2. Run the following command on the master node to check whether the newly added node is Ready.
kubectl get nodes
Review output similar to the following
NAME           STATUS  ROLES         AGE  VERSION
worker-node-1  Ready   control-plane,
                              master 222d v1.21.0
worker-node-2  Ready   worker        222d v1.21.0
worker-node-3  Ready   worker        222d v1.21.0
  1. To add new nodes to an existing cluster, the cluster must be in a running state. Run the following command on the master node to verify.
kubectl get infoscalecluster -A
See the State in the output similar to the following -
NAMESPACE   NAME                VERSION   CLUSTERID   STATE   AGE
.
.
\<Namespace\> <Name of the
             InfoScale cluster> 8.0.400  \<Cluster ID\> Running 25h
.
.
  1. Edit clusterInfo section of the sample /infoscale-yamls-v8.0.400/kubernetes/cr.yaml to add information about the new nodes.
In this example, worker-node-1 and worker-node-2 exist. worker-node-3 is being added.
Note: If you specify IP addresses, the number of IP addresses for the new nodes must be same as the number of IP addresses for the existing nodes.
metadata:
     name: < Assign a name to this cluster >
     namespace: < The namespace where you want to
                      create this cluster>

    spec:
     clusterID: <Optional- Enter an ID for this cluster.
                 The ID can be any number between 1 and 65535 >
     isSharedStorage: true
     -  nodeName: <Name of the first node>
    ip:
    -  <Optional - First IP address of the first node >
    -  <Optional - Second IP address of the first node>
    excludeDevice:
    -  <Optional - Device path of the disk on the node that you want
                               to exclude from Infoscale disk group.>
  -  nodeName: <Name of the second node>
    ip:
   -  <Optional - First IP address of the second node >
   -  <Optional - Second IP address of the second node>
    excludeDevice:
    -  <Optional - Device path of the disk on the node that you want
                               to exclude from Infoscale disk group.>
  -  nodeName: <Name of the third node>
    ip:
   -  <Optional - First IP address of the third node >
   -  <Optional - Second IP address of the third node>
    excludeDevice:
    -  <Optional - Device path of the disk on the node that you want
                               to exclude from Infoscale disk group.>
.
.
.

 YOU CAN ADD UP TO 16 NODES.

  enableScsi3pr:<Enter True to enable SCSI3 persistent reservation>

  fencingDevice: ["<Hardware path to the first fencing device>",
                  "<Hardware path to the second fencing device>",
                  "<Hardware path to the third fencing device>", ]
  encrypted: false
  sameEnckey: false

  customImageRegistry:  customImageRegistry: <Custom registry name /
                 <IP address of the custom registry>:<port number> >
  1. Run the following command on the master node to initiate add node workflow.
kubectl apply -f /infoscale-yamls-v8.0.400/kubernetes/cr.yaml
  1. You can run the following commands on the master node when node addition is in progress.
a. kubectl get infoscalecluster -A
See the State in the output as under. ProcessingAddNode indicates node is getting added.
NAMESPACE   NAME            VERSION   CLUSTERID STATE             AGE
.
.
\<Namespace\> <Name of the              <Cluster
          InfoScale cluster> 8.0.400  ID>       ProcessingAddNode 25h
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.
b. kubectl describe infoscalecluster -n <Namespace>
Output similar to following indicates the cluster status during add node. The cluster is Degraded when node addition is in progress.
Cluster Name:  infoscalecluster-dev
  Cluster Nodes:
    Exclude Device:
      <Excluded device path 1>
      <Excluded device path 2>
    Node Name:  worker-node-1
    Role:       Joined,Master
    Node Name:  worker-node-2
    Role:       Joined,Slave
    Node Name:  worker-node-3
    Role:         Out of Cluster
   Cluster State:  Degraded
   enableScsi3pr:  false
   Images:
    Csi:
      Csi External Attacher Container:      csi-attacher:v3.1.0
  1. Run the following command on the master node to verify if pods are created successfully. It may take some time for the pods to be created.
kubectl get pods -n infoscale-vtas
Output similar to the following indicates a successful creation.
NAME                             READY STATUS  RESTARTS AGE
infoscale-csi-controller-35359-0 5/5   Running 0        12d
infoscale-csi-node-35359-7rjv9   2/2   Running 0        3d20h
infoscale-csi-node-35359-dlrxh   2/2   Running 0        4d21h
infoscale-csi-node-35359-dmxwq   2/2   Running 0        12d
infoscale-csi-node-35359-j9x7v   2/2   Running 0        12d
infoscale-csi-node-35359-w6wf2   2/2   Running 0        3d20h
infoscale-fencing-controller-
          35359-6cc6cd7b4d-l7jtc 1/1   Running 0        3d21h
infoscale-fencing-enabler-
                     35359-9gkb4 1/1   Running 0        12d
infoscale-fencing-enabler-35359-
                           gwn7w 1/1   Running 0        3d20h
infoscale-fencing-enabler-35359-
                           jrf2l 1/1   Running 0        12d
infoscale-fencing-enabler-35359-
                           qhzdt 1/1   Running 1        3d20h
infoscale-fencing-enabler-35359-
                           zqdvj 1/1   Running 1        4d21h
infoscale-sds-35359-
          ed05b7abb28053ad-7svqz 1/1   Running 0        13d
infoscale-sds-35359-
          ed05b7abb28053ad-c272q 1/1   Running 0        13d
infoscale-sds-35359-
          ed05b7abb28053ad-g4rbj 1/1   Running 0        4d21h
infoscale-sds-35359-
          ed05b7abb28053ad-hgf6h 1/1   Running 0        3d20h
infoscale-sds-35359-
          ed05b7abb28053ad-wk5ph 1/1   Running 0        3d20h
infoscale-sds-operator-
                 7fb7cd57c-rskms 1/1   Running 0        3d20h
infoscale-licensing-operator-
                756c854fdb-xvdnr 1/1   Running 0        13d
  1. Run the following command on the master node to verify if the cluster is 'Running'
kubectl get infoscalecluster -A
See the State in the output similar to the following:
NAMESPACE   NAME                VERSION   CLUSTERID   STATE   AGE
.
.
<Namespace> <Name of the
             InfoScale cluster> 8.0.400  <Cluster ID> Running 25h
.
.
  1. Run the following command on the master node to verify whether the cluster is 'Healthy'.
kubectl describe infoscalecluster <Cluster Name> -n <Namespace>
Check the Cluster State in the output similar to the following:
Status:
  Cluster Name:  \<Cluster Name\>
  Cluster Nodes:
    Node Name:    worker-node-1
    Role:         Joined,Master
    Node Name:    worker-node-2
    Role:         Joined,Slave
    Node Name:    worker-node-3
    Role:         Joined,Slave
  Cluster State:  Healthy