Configuring the ClusterService group

Last published : Aug 05, 2026
Use the VCS Configuration wizard to configure the following ClusterService service group components, if you did not configure them during the initial cluster configuration:
  • Notification
  • GCO Option for inter-cluster communication for global clusters
Note that the wizard allows you to configure each component only once.
To configure the ClusterService group
  1. Start the VCS Configuration wizard.
Click Start > All Programs > Veritas > Veritas Cluster Server > Configuration Tools > Cluster Configuration Wizard.
On Windows 2012 operating systems, use the Apps menu.
  1. Read the information on the Welcome panel and click Next.
  2. In the Configuration Options panel, click Cluster Operations and clickNext.
  3. In the Domain Selection panel, select or type the name of the domain in which the cluster resides and click Next.
To discover information about all the systems and users in the domain
  • Clear the Specify systems and users manually check box.
  • Click Next.
  • Proceed to step 7.
To specify systems and user names manually (recommended for large domains)
  • Check the Specify systems and users manually check box.
Additionally, you may instruct the wizard to retrieve a list of systems and users in the domain by selecting appropriate check boxes.
  • Click Next.
  • If you checked the Retrieve system list from domain check box, proceed to step 6. Otherwise proceed to the next step.
  1. In the System Selection panel, type the name of the system and click Add.
Proceed to step 7.
  1. In the System Selection panel, specify the systems for the cluster where you will be configuring the ClusterService group.
Enter the system name and click Add to add the system to theSelected Systems list. Alternatively, you can select the systems from theDomain Systems list and click the right-arrow icon.
If you specify only one node of an existing cluster, the wizard will discover all the nodes for that cluster.
  1. In the Cluster Configuration Options panel, click Edit Existing Cluster and then clickNext.
  2. In the Cluster Selection panel, select the cluster to be edited and click Next.
If you chose to specify the systems manually in 4, only the clusters configured with the specified systems are displayed.
  1. In the Edit Cluster Options panel, click Configure ClusterService Options and then clickNext.
In the Cluster User Information dialog box, enter the user name and password for a user with administrative privileges to the cluster and click OK.
The Cluster User Information dialog box appears only when you configure a ClusterService group in a non-secure cluster.
  1. In the Cluster Service Components panel, select from the following components to be configured in the ClusterService service group and then click Next.
    • Check the Notifier Option check box to configure notification of important events to designated recipients.
    • Check the GCO Option check box to configure the wide-area connector (WAC) process for global clusters. The WAC process is required for inter-cluster communication.
More Information
Configuring notification
Configuring the wide-area connector process for global clusters