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 ==== Failover Clusters ==== ==== Failover Clusters ====
  
 +See also **[[virtualization:microsoft:hyper-v-cluster|Hyper-V Cluster]]**.
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 +  * All servers in the cluster must be in the same Active Directory domain
   * Use basic disks, not dynamic disks   * Use basic disks, not dynamic disks
   * Format the partitions with NTFS   * Format the partitions with NTFS
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   * A witness disk holds a copy of the cluster configuration database   * A witness disk holds a copy of the cluster configuration database
   * Failover Clusters can use Cluster Shared Volumes   * Failover Clusters can use Cluster Shared Volumes
 +  * Use Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) for highly available storage
 +  * :?: Requires Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise or Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
 +    * Also available on Hyper-V Server 2012
  
 === Two-Node Cluster === === Two-Node Cluster ===
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       * This volume serves as the shared storage on which you will create the virtual machine and the virtual hard disk       * This volume serves as the shared storage on which you will create the virtual machine and the virtual hard disk
  
 +===== MPIO =====
 +
 +:!: When configuring iSCSI Discovery and iSCSI Targets, be sure to click the 'Advanced' button to specify:
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 +  * Local Adapter
 +  * Intiator IP
 +  * Target Portal IP
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 +**New Features**: http://www.aidanfinn.com/?p=13246
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 +**MPIO Policies**: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd851699.aspx
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 +**''mpclaim.exe'' Examples**: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee619743%28v=ws.10%29.aspx
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 +**Best Practices**: http://itinfras.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-is-mpio-and-best-practices-of-mpio.html
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 +**How To**: http://blogs.technet.com/b/migreene/archive/2009/08/29/3277914.aspx
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 +**Another How To**: http://onlinehelp.storsimple.com/6_Knowledge_Base/1_MPIO_Setup_Windows_Server_2008R2
computing/storage/windows_storage.1351365840.txt.gz · Last modified: 2012/10/27 13:24 by gcooper

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