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5 Configure each server node as a member server in the same Windows
Active Directory Domain.
NOTE:
information, see the "Selecting a Domain Model" section of the Dell Failover
Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
6 Establish the physical storage topology and any required storage network
settings to provide connectivity between the storage array and the servers
that must be configured as cluster nodes. Configure the storage system(s)
as described in your storage system documentation.
7 Use storage array management tools to create at least one logical unit
number (LUN). The LUN is used as a witness disk for Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 Failover cluster. Ensure that this LUN is presented to the
servers that must be configured as cluster nodes.
NOTE:
security reasons, as mentioned in step 8 when you are setting up the cluster.
Later, you can configure the LUN as mentioned in step 9 so that other cluster
nodes can access it.
8 Select one of the systems and form a new failover cluster by configuring
the cluster name, cluster management IP, and quorum resource. For more
information, see "Preparing Your Systems for Clustering" on page 41.
NOTE:
Wizard to ensure that your system is ready to form the cluster.
9 Join the remaining node(s) to the failover cluster. For more information,
see "Preparing Your Systems for Clustering" on page 41.
10 Configure roles for cluster networks. Take any network interfaces that are
used for other purposes outside of the cluster and out of the control of the
cluster.
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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
You can configure the cluster nodes as Domain Controllers. For more
It is recommended that you configure the LUN on a single node, for
For Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters, run the Cluster Validation