You must approve each grid node before it joins the StorageGRID Webscale grid.
Before you begin
All virtual and StorageGRID Webscale appliance grid nodes must have been deployed.
Steps
- Review the Pending Nodes list, and confirm that it shows all of the grid nodes you deployed.
Note: If a grid node is missing, confirm that it was deployed successfully.
- Select the radio button next to a pending node you want to approve.
- Click Approve.
- In General Settings, modify settings for the following properties, as necessary:
- In Grid Network, modify settings for the following properties as necessary:
- IPv4 Address (CIDR): The CIDR network address for the eth0 Grid Network interface. For example:
192.168.1.234/21
- Gateway: The Grid Network gateway. This Grid Network gateway is used during installation and might be used after installation, unless the Client Network is configured. For example: 192.168.0.1
Note: The gateway is required if there are multiple grid subnets.
- If you want to configure the Admin Network for the grid node, add or update the settings in the Admin Network section as necessary.
Enter the destination subnetworks of the routes out of this interface in the
Subnets (CIDR) text box. If there are multiple Admin subnets, the Admin gateway is required.
Note: If you selected DHCP for the Admin Network configuration and you change the value here, the new value will be configured as a static address on the node. You must make sure the resulting IP address is not within a DHCP address pool.
- If you want to configure the Client Network for the grid node, add or update the settings in the Client Network section as necessary. If the Client Network is configured, the gateway is required, and it becomes the default gateway for the node after installation.
Note: If you selected DHCP for the Client Network configuration and you change the value here, the new value will be configured as a static address on the node. You must make sure the resulting IP address is not within a DHCP address pool.
- Click Save.
The grid node entry moves to the
Approved Nodes list.

- Repeat these steps for each pending grid node you want to approve.
You must approve all nodes that you want in the grid. However, you can return to this page at any time before you click Install on the Summary page. You can modify the properties of an approved grid node by selecting its radio button and clicking Edit.
- When you are done approving grid nodes, click Next.