Add nodes to a cluster in AWS using Management Console

When you use MC to add nodes to a cluster in the cloud, MC provisions the instances, adds the new instances to the existing Vertica cluster, and then adds those hosts to the database.

In the Vertica Management Console, you can add nodes in several ways, depending on your database mode.

For Eon Mode databases, MC supports actions for subcluster and node management for the following public and private cloud providers:

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Microsoft Azure

• Pure Storage FlashBlade

For Enterprise Mode databases, MC supports these actions:

• In the cloud on AWS: Add Node action, Add Instance action.

• On-premises: Add Node action.

Adding nodes in an Eon Mode database

In an Eon Mode database, every node must belong to a subcluster. To add nodes, you always add them to one of the subclusters in the database:

• By scaling up an existing subcluster by one or more nodes.

• By adding a new subcluster of one or more nodes.

Adding nodes in an Enterprise Mode database on AWS

In an Enterprise Mode database on AWS, to add an instance to your cluster:

1. On the MC Home page, click View Infrastructure to go to the Infrastructure page. This page lists all the clusters the MC is monitoring.

2. Click any cluster shown on the Infrastructure page.

3. Select View or Manage from the dialog that displays, to view its Cluster page. (In a cloud environment, if MC was deployed from a cloud template the button says "Manage". Otherwise, the button says "View".)

   Note

   You can click the pencil icon beside the cluster name to rename the cluster. Enter a name that is unique within MC.

1. Click the Add (+) icon on the Instance List on the Cluster Management page.

   MC adds a node to the selected cluster.