Adding a Node to a Cluster in Nomad

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Adding a Node to a Cluster in Nomad

When you manage a Nomad cluster, there will be occasions where you need to add in a new Nomad client agent. You have been provided three Servers with Nomad installed. Two of the servers, nomad-server0 and nomad-client0, are in a cluster together. The third server, nomad-client1, is configured as a stand alone environment. In this hands-on lab, you must add nomad-client1 to the cluster as a client.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Aug 01, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Log in to the Provided Servers
1. Log in to the server using the credentials provided.
Challenge

Configure the Nomad Agent to Be a Client for the Cluster
1. Change the configuraton of the nomad-client1 server to be a part of the provided cluster.
2. Restart the server(s) if required.
Challenge

Verify the Cluster Is Working and There Are Now Two Client Nodes
1. Verify that the cluster has one server member, and two client nodes.

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