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Creating a Windows Cluster
To achieve this, follow the steps discussed below:
If Initial Configuration Tasks is not displayed, add the feature through Server Manager. If Server Manager is already running, click Features (see Figure 1). Then, under Features Summary, click Add Features.
Figure 1 : Clicking the Add Features option in the Server Manager
In the Add Features Wizard, click Failover Clustering and then click Install (see Figure 2).
Figure 2 : Installing the Failover Clustering feature
When installation completes, close the wizard.
Once this is done, you are ready to create your cluster. For this, first launch the Failover Cluster Manager by following the Start -> Administrative Tools -> Failover Cluster Management menu sequence (see Figure 3). Then, click on the Create a Cluster link therein (see Figure 3).
When Figure 4 appears, click on the Next button to proceed.
Using Figure 5 that appears next, add Node 1 and Node 2 to the cluster. For that, first enter the server name of Node 1 in the Enter server name text box of Figure 5 and click the Add button. Likewise, specify the server name of Node 2 in the Enter server name text box and click the Add button again. Then, click on Next to proceed.
Skip the validation tests by clicking the Next button in Figure 6.
Next, provide a name for the cluster and specify its IP address, as depicted by Figure 7 below. Then, click the Next button.
Figure 7 : Specifying the name and IP address of the cluster
A brief summary of the cluster configuration will then appear, as shown by Figure 8. Click Next therein to confirm and proceed.
Cluster creation will then begin (see Figure 9).
Once cluster creation completes, Figure 10 will appear. Click the Finish button therein to end the cluster creation process.