In this chapter I will give you all the knowledge you need to know how create the cluster in your organization.
Note!
Before you proceed you need to remember that you need to create the cluster with Domain admin credentials.
Log-in to your first node (node1) and open the Cluster Wizard with 2 options:
Start -> Administrative Tools ->Cluster Administrator
Or you can use the command line with the following syntax:
Start -> Run -> an Type: Cluster.exe /create /wizard
Now you start to work with the Cluster Wizard so pay attention by following those easy steps:
Figure 1: in the first figure you need to create a new cluster so chose “Create New Cluster”
Figure 2: Click Next.
Figure 3: Create name and Domain
Domain: here you need to insert your domain name
For example: Planning.Local
Cluster Name: you can choose every name that you want.
For Example: PlanningClustering
Note!
The name that you provide here is NOT the name that your users will connect!
Figure 4: Select Computer
Here you need to specify the firs Node in your architecture, in our case we simply add NODE1.
Figure 5: Analyzing Configuration
Let the wizard do its stuff until you can proceed, pay attention that you will get two errors in the last two options, please ignore them it’s o.k.
The explanation you may ask is that we configured our CCR replication topology based on Mailbox server that not configured to share the same disks subsystems.
Figure 6: IP Address
Here you need to give an IP address that enabled you to access using the Cluster Management Tools.
In our case we can give the following IP address
192.168.12.144
Figure 7: Cluster Service Account
Here you can specify new account you that handle your Cluster Environment, but as you will learn simply add your Domain Administrator Credentials.
Figure 8: Proposed Cluster Configuration
Here you can see the entire configuration that we create until now .But you also need to make the next step:
Chose “Quorum” and chose “Majority Node Set”
After you chose it the Cluster Wizard will start configuring the cluster Services and Resources.
Figure 9: Finish!
Now you have your cluster environment and we can proceed to the next step that help us adding NODE2 to the Cluster we just created.
Adding NODE2 to the Cluster:
Open your new cluster:
Start -> Administrative Tools -> Cluster….
After the cluster administration lunch follow the next step to add Node2:
Click on your cluster name to expand the tree,
Select New -> Node
A new wizard will open that help you proceed, so let’s work it out:
Figure 1: Next
Figure 2: Select computers
Here we need to add the next machine that will be the second node, in our case we need to chows “Node2” and Next.
Figure 3: Analyzing Configuration
Here the wizard will determined the Cluster configuration, simply wait till it finishes and then click next.
Figure 4: Cluster Service Account
Simply add the same credentials you add when configuring Node1 (Domain Administrator in our case).
Figure 5: Proposed Cluster Configuration
Here you can see the entire configuration that we create until now.
All done now you can tell your manager you finish creating the first part of the project and she can deliver the big money in the next salary.
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