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Configuring your Windows 2003 cluster
In a typical Windows 2003 MSCS shared disk cluster configuration, the quorum
resource, by default, is the Local Quorum and is located on the first shared disk in the
cluster. Because in a GeoCluster configuration there is no shared physical disk, the
Local Quorum will not work as the quorum resource. You will need to choose one of the
other Windows quorums. The recommended quorum resource for GeoCluster is the
Majority Node Set or Majority Node Set with File Share Witness.
Note: If you are upgrading from a previous GeoCluster version and were using
GeoCluster as a quorum, you must select another quorum type. GeoCluster can
no longer be used as a quorum resource.
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Local Quorum—This quorum is for single node clusters and shared disk clusters.
It cannot be used in a GeoCluster configuration.
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Majority Node Set—This quorum is for clusters with three or more nodes.
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Majority Node Set with File Share Witness—This quorum is for clusters with only
two nodes. If you are using Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 or earlier, see the
Microsoft support article 921181 for an update for the File Share Witness. If you are
using Service Pack 2 or later, the update is not needed.
Use the following instructions as a guideline for configuring your Windows 2003 cluster.
See your Windows cluster documentation as a complete reference.
1. Login with an account that has administrative rights on the domain and the local
machine.
2. Create the cluster on the first node, if it is not already created. See your Windows
documentation for instructions on how to create a cluster.
3. Add your additional nodes to the cluster. See your Windows documentation for
instructions on how to add nodes to the cluster.
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on each node of the cluster.
5. Configure your quorum. See your Windows documentation for instructions on
configuring the quorum appropriate for your environment.
6. If desired, you can install GeoCluster on non-clustered client machines if you want
to use Cluster Administrator to control the GeoCluster resources.
, selecting the Client Components Only installation option.