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Intel
®
High Availability Storage User Guide
3.
Creating the Intel
®
RAID High Availability Storage
Configuration
This chapter explains how to set up Intel® RAID High Availability Storage clustering on a Intel
®
RAID
High Availability Storage cluster-in-a-box configuration or a two-server configuration after the hardware
is fully configured and the operating system is installed.
Validating the Failover Configuration
Microsoft recommends that you validate the failover configuration before you set up failover clustering.
To do this, run the Validate a Configuration wizard for Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server
2012, following the instructions from Microsoft. The tests in the validation wizard include simulations of
cluster actions. The tests fall into the following categories:
System Configuration tests.
These tests analyze whether the two server modules meet specific
requirements, such as the requirement that the servers must run the same operating system version
and software updates.
Network tests.
These tests analyze whether the planned cluster networks meet specific requirements,
such as requirements for network redundancy.
Storage tests.
These tests analyze whether the storage meets specific requirements, such as whether
the storage correctly supports the necessary SCSI commands, and handles simulated cluster actions
correctly.
Follow these steps to run the Validate a Configuration wizard.
NOTE: You can also run the Validate a Configuration wizard after you create the cluster.
1. In the failover cluster snap-in, in the console tree, make sure Failover Cluster Management is selected
and then, under Management, click
Validate a Configuration
.
The Validate a Configuration wizard starts.
2. Follow the instructions for the wizard and run the tests.
Microsoft recommends that you run all available tests in the wizard.
3. When you arrive at the Summary page, click
View Reports
to view the results of the tests.
4. If any of the validation tests fails or results in a warning, correct the problems that were uncovered and
run the test again.
Creating the Cluster
The Microsoft Server 2012 operating system installation does not enable the clustering feature by default.
Follow these steps to view the system settings, and, if necessary, enable clustering in Microsoft Server
2012.
1. From the desktop, launch Server Manager.
2. Click
Manage
and select
Add Roles and Features.
