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Syncro CS 9271-8i Solution User Guide
October 2013 Chapter 3: Creating the Cluster
Creating the Cluster in Windows
3.3.2 Creating the Failover Cluster
After all of the cluster prerequisites have been fulfilled, you can a create Failover Cluster by performing the following
steps.
1. Launch the Failover Cluster Manager Tool from Server Manager: Select Server Manager > Tools > Failover
Cluster Manager.
2. Launch the Create Cluster wizard: Click Create Cluster... from the Actions panel.
3. Select Servers: Use the Select Server wizard to add the two servers you want to use for clustering.
4. Validation Warning: To ensure the proper operation of the cluster, Microsoft recommends validating the
configuration of your cluster.
See Section 3.3.3, Validating the Failover Cluster Configuration for additional details.
5. Access Point for Administering the Cluster: Enter the name that you want to assign to the Cluster in the Cluster
Name field.
6. Confirmation: A brief report containing the cluster properties appears. If no other changes are required, you have
the option to specify available storage by selecting the Add all eligible Storage to the cluster check box.
7. Creating the New Cluster: Failover Cluster Manager uses the selected parameters to create the cluster.
8. Summary: A cluster creation report summary appears; this report includes any errors or warnings encountered.
9. Click on the View Report… button for additional details about the report.
3.3.3 Validating the Failover Cluster Configuration
Microsoft recommends that you validate the failover configuration before you set up failover clustering. To do this, run
the Validate a Configuration wizard for Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012, following the instructions
from Microsoft. The tests in the validation wizard include simulations of cluster actions. The tests fall into the following
categories:
 System Configuration tests. These tests analyze whether the two server modules meet specific requirements,
such as running the same version of the operating system version using the same software updates.
 Network tests. These tests analyze whether the planned cluster networks meet specific requirements, such as
requirements for network redundancy.
 Storage tests. These tests analyze whether the storage meets specific requirements, such as whether the storage
correctly supports the required SCSI commands and handles simulated cluster actions correctly.
Follow these steps to run the Validate a Configuration wizard.
NOTE You can also run the Validate a Configuration wizard after you create
the cluster.
1. In the failover cluster snap-in, in the console tree, make sure Failover Cluster Management is selected and then,
under Management, click Validate a Configuration.
The Validate a Configuration wizard starts.
2. Follow the instructions for the wizard and run the tests.
Microsoft recommends that you run all available tests in the wizard.
NOTE Storage Spaces does not currently support Clustered RAID controllers.
Therefore, do not include the Validate Storage Spaces Persistent
Reservation storage test in the storage test suite. For additional
information, visit the Cluster in a Box Validation Kit for Windows Server
site on the Microsoft Windows Server TechCenter website.
3. When you arrive at the Summary page, click View Reports to view the results of the tests.