Prerequisites:
- Minimum two (2) Servers required for configuring Failover Cluster.
- Install Failover Cluster Manager Role from Server Manager à Add Roles and Features.
- A Virtual Disk (Quorum.vhdx) mounted on both the servers
CLOUDSQL01
CLOUDSQL02
Below are the scripts that are using to create Quorum.vhdx file in the “Scale-Out File Server Share” and attaching it to both the Virtual Machines (CLOUDSQL01 and CLOUDSQL02).
To create a new .vhd
New-VHD -Path \\cloudsofscap\FabricManagement\hyper-v\CLOUDCLUSTER04\Quorum.vhdx -Dynamic -SizeBytes 1GB -PhysicalSectorSizeBytes 4096 -LogicalSectorSizeBytes 4096
Attaching .vhdx to servers.
Add-VMHardDiskDrive -VMName CLOUDSQL01 -Path \\cloudsofscap\FabricManagement\hyper-v\CLOUDCLUSTER04\Quorum.vhdx -SupportPersistentReservations
Add-VMHardDiskDrive -VMName CLOUDSQL02 -Path \\cloudsofscap\FabricManagement\hyper-v\CLOUDCLUSTER04\Quorum.vhdx -SupportPersistentReservations
Steps to create Failover Cluster
- Open Server Manager à Tools à Failover Over Cluster Manager
- Right click on Failover Over Cluster Manager and Click Create Cluster and click Next
- Select Servers that you would like to Add in the Failover Cluster and click Next.
- On the Validation Warning page, select Yes to run the Validation Test and click Next.
- On the Validate a Configuration Wizard click Next.
- On Testing Options page, select Run all tests (recommended) and click Next.
- On the Validation Confirmation page click Next.
- Validation will start and if the entire requirement for the cluster is available it will finish successfully.
- In the Summary, Validation has Completed Successfully, click on View Report to know more details and click Finish.
- Assign the Cluster Name and IP Address for the Cluster and click Next.
- On the Confirmation page, “Add all eligible storage to the cluster” is checked and click Next.
- Creating New Cluster.
- On Summary Page it shows Cluster is created successfully click Finish.
- Expand the Failover Cluster Manager and to preview the configuration.
Download with images using this link – Creating Failover Cluster
