Appendix C: Migrating a Management Node to a Service Node
Directly converting an existing Management Node to a Service Node may have some issues and is not recommended. Do the following steps to convert the xCAT Management Node into a Service node:
backup your xCAT database on the Management Node
Install a new xCAT Management node
Restore your xCAT database into the new Management Node
Re-provision the old xCAT Management Node as a new Service Node