Adding a Node without a Cluster

1. Select Add nodes to an existing deployment and then click OK.

   

2. Select either Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019 and click OK.

   

3. Select I do not have a cluster and click OK.

   

4. Enter the list of host names or IP addresses and the account credentials to connect to all hosts. Or, the list of hosts can be loaded from a file. The file must contain the names or IP addresses of the hosts; each entry must start on a new line.

   The account must have local administrator permissions on all the hosts.

   It is anticipated that the administrator and DcsAdmin passwords for the existing nodes will be identical. If the two are dissimilar, the user must provide the DcsAdmin password for the password section when connecting to any existing server in the server group. This password will be set for the Administrator and DcsAdmin accounts for the newly added node.

   

5. Once connected, you'll be presented with the default deployment plan. See Completing the Deployment for next steps.