Avago Technologies Syncro CS 9286-8e - Manual (Page 28)

Avago Technologies
- 28 -
Syncro CS 9286-8e Solution User Guide
November 2014 Chapter 3: Creating the Cluster
Creating the Cluster in Windows
During creation of the cluster, Windows automatically defines and creates the quorum, a configuration database that
contains metadata required for the operation of the cluster. To create a shared VD for the quorum, see the instructions
in
Section 3.1, Creating Virtual Drives on the Controller Nodes .
NOTE The recommended best practice is to create a small redundant VD for
the quorum. A size of 500 MB is adequate for this purpose.
To determine if the cluster is active, run MegaRAID Storage Manager and look at the Dashboard tab for the controller.
The first of two nodes that boots shows the cluster status as Inactive until the second node is running and the
MegaRAID Storage Manager dashboard on the first node has been refreshed.
NOTE To refresh the MegaRAID Storage Manager dashboard, press F5 or
select Manage > Refresh on the menu.
The following figure shows the controller dashboard with Active peer controller status.
Figure 20 Controller Dashboard: Active Cluster Status
3.3.1.3 Configure Network Settings
To establish inter-server node communication within the cluster, each server node is contained within a common
network domain served by a DNS.
1. Set the IP addresses of each server node within the same domain.
2. Use the same DNS and log on as members of the same domain name.
See the following example network configuration settings.
Server 1:
IP address: 135.15.194.21
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 135.15.194.1
DNS server: 135.15.194.23
Server 2:
IP address: 135.15.194.22
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 135.15.194.1
DNS server: 135.15.194.23