Add or Edit a Cluster

The administrators must first add a cluster to get started with the A10 Control application.

To add a cluster:

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Clusters.
2. On the Clusters page, click + Create.

3. On the Add Cluster page, the enter the following details:

   Field	Description
   Cluster Information
   Cluster Name	A name for the logical cluster. NOTE: Cluster Name is a 'case insensitive'. This means that A10 Control treats uppercase and lowercase characters as identical. For example, if a cluster is created with a name "TEST", then you cannot create "test", "Test", and so on cluster name.
   Display Name	(Optional) Enter an alternative name or alias of a cluster.
   Cluster Type	Select the cluster type from the drop-down. See Clusters Types.
   aVCS Managed	This option is displayed when you select the cluster type as VRRP-A or Scaleout. By default, A10 Control synchronizes the configuration on devices in a cluster. Turn on the aVCS toggle button if you want aVCS master to manage the configuration synchronization.
   Floating IP	This option is displayed when you enable the aVCS Managed option. A floating IP address of the device that reside in the VRRP-A set and is currently active.
   Description	(Optional) Enter cluster description.
   Automation Policy	Select an automation policy to apply predefined actions immediately after a cThunder instance is registered or re-deployed. For more information, see Manage Automation Policy.
   Device Information (Optional) You can continue to add the device(s) after creating a cluster or skip this step and do it later. Depending on the cluster type, the dialog displays one or more device fields.
   Device Name	The device name.
   Thunder Hostname	The IP address or FQDN to be used by A10 Control to communicate with a Thunder device.
   Management Interface	Turn on the toggle to enable the management interface of a device in A10 Control.
   Port	The port number. NOTE: If you want to change the port on a Thunder device, deregister the device, update the port on the device, and then register the device in A10 Control.
   Admin User Name	The device username.
   Admin Password	The device user's password.
   Country / Region	Select the country or region from the drop-down.
   State / Zone / City	Select a state, zone, or city from the country or region that you have selected.

4. Click Next.
5. On the Device License page, select the Flexpool license from the License Key drop-down.
6. Specify the bandwidth in the Allocate box that you want to allocate to this device from the available bandwidth.

7. Click Create.

The cluster is successfully created and listed on the Cluster dashboard.

To edit a cluster:

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Clusters.

2. On the Cluster page, select for the cluster that you want to edit.
3. Click the Kebab menu and click Edit.
4. On the Edit Cluster dialog, edit the cluster details and click Save.

NOTE:

You can change the cluster type on the devices that are running ACOS 5.2.1 or higher version and that are registered in A10 Control.