You can enable a compute node to function as a broker. You can also remove this functionality from a broker, which restores it as a compute node.
Prerequisites
Operator or Admin access to the Central Management appliance that manages the cluster.
Submission and cluster interfaces are configured on the node to be enabled as a broker node.
Enabling and disabling broker mode using the Web UI
Use the Appliances > Nodes page to enable or disable broker mode.
To enable or disable broker mode:
Log in to the Central Management Web UI.
Select Appliances > Nodes.
To enable broker mode:
Click the Actions menu, and then select Enable Broker.
If you are prompted to make this the master configuration and want to do so, select the Enable Master Config check box.
Click ENABLE to confirm your action.
To disable broker mode:
To disable broker mode, click the Actions menu, and then select Disable Broker.
When prompted, click DISABLE to confirm your action.
Enabling and disabling broker mode using the CLI
Use the commands in this section to enable or disable broker mode.
To enable or disable broker mode:
Log in to the Central Management CLI.
Enable the CLI configuration mode:
cm-hostname > enable cm-hostname # configure terminal
To enable broker mode:
cm-hostname (config) # cmc mvx cluster <cluster name> broker <node name> enable
To disable broker mode:
cm-hostname (config) # no cmc mvx cluster <cluster name> broker <broker name> enable
Verify your changes:
cm-hostname (config) # show cmc mvx cluster <cluster name> nodes
Save your changes:
cm-hostname (config) # write memory
Example
The following example enables vx-3 to function as a broker node.
cm-1 (config) # cmc mvx cluster Cluster-Acme broker vx-1 enable Broker role enabled successfully on vx-1