Adding routes to a logical cluster

Use sp_cluster logical, "add" to route clients to a target logical cluster. See “Assigning routing rules”.

For example, to route the applications “field_sales” and “sales_reports” to “SalesLC,” enter:

sp_cluster logical, "add", SalesLC, route, application, "field_sales;sales_reports"

To route the login name “sales_web_user,” which is used by several sales applications via the Internet, to “SalesLC,” enter:

sp_cluster logical, "add", SalesLC, route, login, sales_web_user

To route all clients using human resources applications to “HRLC”, enter an alias route:

sp_cluster logical, "add", HRLC, route, alias, HR_SERVER

NoteMake sure that you include each server alias in the client’s directory service, and that those query entries specify an address on which the physical cluster is listening.

For example, to set up an alias for the client’s directory service:

ase1 
     query tcp ether blade1 19786 

ase2 
     query tcp ether blade2 19786 

ase3
     query tcp ether blade3 19786 

ase4 
     query tcp ether blade4 19786 

mycluster 
     query tcp ether blade1 19786 
     query tcp ether blade2 19786 
     query tcp ether blade3 19786 
     query tcp ether blade4 19786

HR_SERVER
     query tcp ether blade1 19786 
     query tcp ether blade2 19786 
     query tcp ether blade3 19786 
     query tcp ether blade4 19786

See the Reference Manual: Procedures for complete syntax and usage information.