First ensure that OpenEdge is installed locally on each cluster node in the same directory structure and have the same service pack level installed.
Then the files %DLC%\properties\conmgr.properties need to be configured so that they contain all the databases that need to be able to run on both clusters (this can be done using OpenEdge explorer on http:\\localhost:9090)
To be able to run one database (or set of databases) on one Windows cluster node and another database (or set of databases) on another Windows cluster node at the same time it is necessary to create 2 'Services and applications' entries in the Windows 2008 R2 cluster manager. To do so first create a new 'OpenEdgeDatabase' Services and applications entry containing the first databases resources
The command to use to register a database as a cluster resource in 'OpenEdgeDatabase' is:
set PSC_CLUSTER_PATH=%DLC%
procluster <dbname> enable -pf <dbname>.pf
(executed as local Windows Administrator in a PROENV command prompt window)
with the file <dbname>.pf containing for example:
-cluster protected
-properties %DLC%\properties\conmgr.properties
-servergroup <db configuration name>.defaultconfiguration.defaultservergroup
-adminport <port>
-m5
Concerning <db>.defaultconfiguration.defaultservergroup, the <db> is not the physical name of the database, but the "Logical name" of the database object specified in the file conmgr.properties
In this way, the adminserver is not cluster aware and only serves to configure the databases, and the databases can be used on both nodes of the cluster.
After having configured all the databases for the first set of databases change the 'OpenEdgeDatabase' name to another name for example databasesForNode1
Then create a new 'OpenEdgeDatabase' Services and applications containing the second set of databases ressources
The command to use to register a database as a cluster resource in 'OpenEdgeDatabase' is then still:
set PSC_CLUSTER_PATH=%DLC%
(if nor already set)
procluster <dbname> enable -pf <dbname>.pf
(executed as local Windows Administrator in a proenv command prompt window)
After having configured all the databases for the second set of databases change the 'OpenEdgeDatabase' name to another name for example databasesForNode2
databasesForNode1 and databasesForNode2 need to use different ISCSI discs it is not possible for the databases of databasesForNode1 and databasesForNode2 to share the same ISCSI disk.
When other database ressources need to be added to either databasesForNode1 or databasesForNode2 you can either rename one of them temporarily to 'OpenEdgeDatabase' and use the command 'procluster <dbname> enable -pf <dbname>.pf' again, or add the new database ressources manually by using the existing database ressources as a template.
