Why does the "egoconfig mghost shared_top" command require a shared location?

The "egoconfig mghost" command is used to add the current host into the ManagementHosts resource group.

  • If the current host is the master host in the cluster, this command needs the shared location to so that it can copy all configuration files and working files to the shared location, which will be the central configuration storage for the cluster. The configuration files include cluster configurations, service definitions, and application profiles.

  • If the current host is not the master host, you must specify the shared location to tell Symphony where your central storage is. Symphony will update the cluster configuration files in the specified shared location to add the host to the cluster as a management host.