Windows server clustering pdf

Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support. Feedback will be sent to Microsoft: By pressing the submit button, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services. Privacy policy. This topic shows how to create a failover cluster by using either the Failover Cluster Manager snap-in or Windows PowerShell.

The topic covers a typical deployment, where computer objects for the cluster and its associated clustered roles are created in Active Directory Domain Services AD DS. You can also deploy an Active Directory-detached cluster. This deployment method enables you to create a failover cluster without permissions to create computer objects in AD DS or the need to request that computer objects are prestaged in AD DS. This option is only available through Windows PowerShell, and is only recommended for specific scenarios.

This requirement does not apply if you want to create an Active Directory-detached cluster in Windows Server R2.

You must install the Failover Clustering feature on every server that you want to add as a failover cluster node. On the Select installation type page, select Role-based or feature-based installation , and then select Next. On the Select destination server page, select the server where you want to install the feature, and then select Next.

On the Select features page, select the Failover Clustering check box. To install the failover cluster management tools, select Add Features , and then select Next.

On the Confirm installation selections page, select Install. A server restart is not required for the Failover Clustering feature. After you install the Failover Clustering feature, we recommend that you apply the latest updates from Windows Update. Also, for a Windows Server based failover cluster, review the Recommended hotfixes and updates for Windows Server based failover clusters Microsoft Support article and install any updates that apply.

Before you create the failover cluster, we strongly recommend that you validate the configuration to make sure that the hardware and hardware settings are compatible with failover clustering. Microsoft supports a cluster solution only if the complete configuration passes all validation tests and if all hardware is certified for the version of Windows Server that the cluster nodes are running.

You must have at least two nodes to run all tests. If you have only one node, many of the critical storage tests do not run.

On the Select Servers or a Cluster page, in the Enter name box, enter the NetBIOS name or the fully qualified domain name of a server that you plan to add as a failover cluster node, and then select Add.

Repeat this step for each server that you want to add. To add multiple servers at the same time, separate the names by a comma or by a semicolon. For example, enter the names in the format server1. When you are finished, select Next. On the Testing Options page, select Run all tests recommended , and then select Next. If the results indicate that the tests completed successfully and the configuration is suited for clustering, and you want to create the cluster immediately, make sure that the Create the cluster now using the validated nodes check box is selected, and then select Finish.

Then, continue to step 4 of the Create the failover cluster procedure. If the results indicate that there were warnings or failures, select View Report to view the details and determine which issues must be corrected. Realize that a warning for a particular validation test indicates that this aspect of the failover cluster can be supported, but might not meet the recommended best practices. If you receive a warning for the Validate Storage Spaces Persistent Reservation test, see the blog post Windows Failover Cluster validation warning indicates your disks don't support the persistent reservations for Storage Spaces for more information.

For more information about hardware validation tests, see Validate Hardware for a Failover Cluster. To complete this step, make sure that the user account that you log on as meets the requirements that are outlined in the Verify the prerequisites section of this topic.

If the Select Servers page appears, in the Enter name box, enter the NetBIOS name or the fully qualified domain name of a server that you plan to add as a failover cluster node, and then select Add.

To add multiple servers at the same time, separate the names by a comma or a semicolon. If you chose to create the cluster immediately after running validation in the configuration validating procedure , you will not see the Select Servers page. The nodes that were validated are automatically added to the Create Cluster Wizard so that you do not have to enter them again.

If you skipped validation earlier, the Validation Warning page appears. We strongly recommend that you run cluster validation. Only clusters that pass all validation tests are supported by Microsoft. To run the validation tests, select Yes , and then select Next. Complete the Validate a Configuration Wizard as described in Validate the configuration. In the Cluster Name box, enter the name that you want to use to administer the cluster. Before you do, review the following information:. If the server does not have a network adapter that is configured to use DHCP, you must configure one or more static IP addresses for the failover cluster.

Select the check box next to each network that you want to use for cluster management. Select the Address field next to a selected network, and then enter the IP address that you want to assign to the cluster. Failover clusters also provide Cluster Shared Volume CSV functionality that provides a consistent, distributed namespace that clustered roles can use to access shared storage from all nodes.

With the Failover Clustering feature, users experience a minimum of disruptions in service. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info.

Contents Exit focus mode. Is this page helpful? Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Submit and view feedback for This product This page. View all page feedback. In this article. What's new in Failover Clustering. Scale-Out File Server for application data. Deploy a two-node file server. Cluster and pool quorum. Using guest virtual machine clusters with Storage Spaces Direct.

Prestage cluster computer objects in Active Directory Domain Services.