Configure Failover Cluster

This topic describes how to configure a failover cluster.

About this task

In the following steps, we shall achieve these tasks:
Remember: Perform these steps only once on any of the iSCSI initiator nodes. The changes apply to the other nodes in the cluster. For example, if you create a cluster on Node1, then there is no need to repeat the process on Node2.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the iSCSI initiator node (Node1 or Node2).
  2. Launch Failover Cluster Manager.
    Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Failover Cluster Manager.
    Before starting to create a cluster of nodes, you should validate whether the nodes that you are adding to the cluster are compatible with the cluster hardware requirement. For more information, refer to the Microsoft documentation.
Validating a Cluster:
  1. Right-click and select Validate Configuration....
  2. Complete Validate a Configuration Wizard with these options:
    Section What To Do
    Before You Begin Skip to the next section.
    Select Servers or a Cluster Browse and locate the servers to validate:
    1. Select Browse.
    2. Enter the server name and select Check Names.
    3. After the server is located, select OK.
    4. To locate another node server, repeat the steps.
    Located node servers are displayed as shown here:

    Proceed to next.
    Testing Options Select Run all tests (recommended).
    Confirmation Review the list of tests run on the selected servers. The number of tests run are based on the roles installed on the server nodes.
    Validating This process may take several minutes depending on your network infrastructure, and the number of server nodes selected for validation.
    Summary Once the validation process is complete:
    1. Select View Report.
    2. Review Failover Cluster Validation Report and fix any failed validations. You can ignore expected warnings. The validation report should be free of any errors, otherwise the cluster setup will not be successful.
    3. Select the check box for Create the cluster now using the validated nodes...
    4. Select Finish.
Creating a Cluster:
  1. Complete Create Cluster Wizard using these options:
    Section What To Do
    Before You Begin Skip to the next section.
    Access Point for Administering the Cluster Enter a unique name for your cluster. It is the virtual name assigned to the entire cluster. For example, haproficyopshubcluster.
    Confirmation Clear the check box for Add all eligible storage to the cluster.
    Creating New Cluster This process may take a while as there are several checks that must be run, and tests that are conducted while the system is configured.
    Summary Select Finish.

Results

After completing the configuration steps, you should have successfully validated and created a failover cluster.

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What to do next

Configure Role