This step-by-step
walkthrough runs through configuring Hyper-V R2 hosts with iSCSI shared storage
and using Failover Cluster Manager with CSVs (Clustered Shared Volumes.)
Here we are using
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise hosts, with HP LeftHand/P4000 iSCSI Storage.
The guide is split
into 4 parts:
Part 2:
Failover Clustering Setup
On each host, enable and install the Failover Clustering
feature from Server Manager > Features
Note: For the next
bit, need to be logged in with a domain user account because Failover Cluster
Manager needs to access AD services for all servers in the cluster.
Administrative Tools > Failover Cluster Manager
Click on ‘Validate a Configuration…’
The first thing you should do is validate the
configuration (configuration must be validated for Microsoft support)
Click on ‘Create a Cluster…’
Select Servers - add in all the Hyper-V hosts that will
be in the cluster:
Give the Cluster Name and Cluster IP Address:
Then Confirm, click Next >, and then Finish!
Checking in the Failover Cluster Manager we see the two
nodes, and - also - Failover Cluster Manager has automatically configured the
shared storage with the smallest disk as the Quorum:
Note: If the Quorum
is not automatically picked out, then right-click on the cluster object >
More Actions… > Configure Cluster Quorum Settings… and chose ‘Node and Disk
Majority’ and select your Quorum disk!
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