Clusters

Clusters let you efficiently group your iSeries servers together to set up an environment that provides availability that approaches 100 percent for your critical applications, devices, and data.

Clusters also provide simplified systems management and increased scalability to seamlessly add new components as your business grows.

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• What's new for V5R4
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• Cluster concepts
  Get a complete understanding of how clusters work. Read about the benefits of clusters and how they can be important to you, as well as information on important clustering concepts and how they fit together.
• Plan for clusters
  Find out what you need to do before you can set up clusters on your iSeries™ servers. Find out the prerequisites for clusters as well as hints on designing your cluster. Finally, read tips for setting up your network and some performance hints for clusters.
• Configure clusters
  Understand how to go about creating a cluster.
• Manage clusters
  This topic contains information that covers some of the tasks that involve managing your clusters.
• Examples: Cluster configurations
  Use these examples of typical cluster implementations to understand when, why, and how using clusters can be beneficial.
• Troubleshoot clusters
  Find error recovery solutions for problems that are specific to clusters.
• Related information for Clusters
  Find related information for Clusters.