Add an arbitration service

This topic describes how to add an arbitration service for a cluster.

Prerequisites

• Make sure that you have the following permissions:

  • Resource permissions: Arbitration service maintenance permission.
  • Menu permissions: Permission on the Overview menu of clusters.

• The OceanBase Database version of the cluster is V4.1.0 or later.

• The level-1 and level-2 version numbers of the OceanBase cluster are the same as those of the arbitration service. For example, the version numbers of both the OceanBase cluster and the arbitration service are V4.2.x.x.

• The OceanBase cluster is in the Running state.

• You can add only one arbitration service for each cluster.

Procedure

1. Log in to the OCP console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Clusters. The Clusters tab automatically appears.

3. On the Clusters page, find the target cluster and click its name.

4. On the Overview page of the cluster, go to the Add Arbitration Service panel in either of the following ways:

   • Click the More icon in the upper-right corner and select Add Arbitration Service.
   • In the Arbitration Service List section, click Add, and select Arbitration Service.

5. In the Add Arbitration Service panel, select an arbitration service endpoint for the cluster. You can also click Create Service at the bottom of the drop-down list to create an arbitration service for the cluster. For more information, see Create an arbitration service.

6. Click Submit.