Install Failover Clustering Feature

This topic describes how to install the failover clustering feature on the nodes.

About this task

Perform these steps on both the server nodes (Node1 and Node2).

Procedure

  1. Log in to the node server.
  2. Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Server Manager.
  3. From the Server Manager dashboard, select Manage > Add roles and features.
  4. Complete Add Roles and Features Wizard with these options:
    Section What To Do
    Before You Begin Skip to the next section.
    Installation Type Select Role-based or feature-based installation.
    Server Selection
    1. Choose the option Select a server from the server pool.
    2. Under the server pool section, select your Node1 server. This means you will be installing the role/feature on this server.
    Server Roles In the roles list box, select the check box for File and Storage Services.
    Features To allow the installation of Failover Cluster Manager:
    1. In the features list box, select the check box for Failover Clustering.

      The Add features that are required for Failover Clustering? screen appears, which shows the dependencies that are installed with this feature.

    2. Select Add Features.
    Confirmation Select Install.
    The selected role and feature is installed on the server node.
  5. When the installation is complete, restart the machine.

Results

After completing the steps in this topic, the failover clustering feature is installed on all the server nodes you want to include in the failover cluster.

What to do next

Create Failover Cluster