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Windows Storage Server
Implementing Shared Storage
The precise method of deploying any given shared storage scheme will vary depending on the hardware and software you are using.
The basic process is to:
Implement the shared storage first
Connect the Hyper-V hosts to it
Add the hosts into a Failover Cluster.
Cluster Shared Volumes
Failover Clusters
Use basic disks, not dynamic disks
Format the partitions with NTFS
Partition disks with MBR or GPT partition tables
For a two-node failover cluster, the storage should contain at least two separate volumes (LUNs) configured at the hardware level
Do not expose the clustered volumes to servers that are not in the cluster
One volume will function as the witness disk
One volume will contain the files that are being shared between the cluster nodes