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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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Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Last updated
Clock icon Aug 01, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Log in to the Provided Servers

    1. Log in to the server using the credentials provided.

  2. 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.

  3. 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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