Posted by For Setting up the additional nodes in vMware vSphere Bitfusion cluster you can follow the steps below
- Deploy a VM using Bitfusion ova
- Make sure you do not make any of the mistakes documented in my blog “VMware vSphere Bitfusion Installation Gotchas!”
- Make modification to the VM hardware as per the details provided during the setup
- Enable Bitfusion server on the node
- Do not skip this step, an error here can lead to plugin overwrite
- Once a plugin is overwritten the only way to get back on track is to start from scratch
- Power on the Node
- Download and install the Nvidia driver
- Reboot the Node and wait for it to show up as a part of cluster
Step1: Deploy a VM using Bitfusion ova
You need to follow the same process as we followed for first server. Just change the network details like IP and Hostname. For a ready reference below is the video for first server deployment.
Step2: Make modification to the VM, Enable Bitfusion Server and Power on
Do not skip this step, an error here can lead to plugin overwrite. Once a plugin is overwritten the only way to get back on track is to start from scratch
Step3:Download and install the Nvidia driver followed by a reboot
You need to follow the same process as we followed for first server. Instead of a plugin getting register a new server will populate under the Bitfusion server sections. For a ready reference below is the video of Driver installation for the first node