You can add locations to a cluster. The locations you add to the cluster allow the repository objects assigned to the cluster to be launched at all of the assigned locations.
You may want to use clusters if your company horizontally scales Oracle Hyperion Planning, Fusion Edition or Oracle Essbase servers where users log on to a proxy that may connect to one of many servers for failover or load balancing reasons.
A cluster allows you to assign launch locations and access privileges (for all locations in the cluster) to business rules in one session without having to add multiple locations to each business rule.
To add locations to a cluster:
Launch the Administration Console by selecting Start > Programs > Hyperion > Administration Services > Start Administration Services Console.
In the Analytic Administration Services Login dialog box, enter the Administration Services server name and your user name and password to log on to Administration Services. Then click OK.
In the left navigation frame of Administration Services, expand the Business Rules node. Then expand the Administration node.
Expand the Clusters node.
Under the Clusters node, right-click the cluster to which you want to add a location and select Open.
The Cluster Editor is displayed. The Locations tab lists the locations in the cluster. The Access Privileges tab lists the access privileges for the cluster.
On the Locations tab, enter the location you want to add by typing the location name in the text box or by clicking the Lookup button and selecting a location.
To add the location to the cluster, click Add.
In the Cluster Editor, click Save to save the cluster with the locations you added.