Deploying Failover Cluster Nodes, Networks, and Storage

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Before you can configure the cluster for the first time or add a server (node) to an existing failover cluster, you need to take some preparatory steps, such as installing the failover cluster feature on the server or servers. This section describes the preparatory steps and the process of setting up the cluster, and includes the following topics:

• Checklist: Setting Up Failover Cluster Nodes, Networks, and Storage

• Install the Failover Clustering Feature on a Set of Servers

• Prepare Hardware Before Validating a Failover Cluster

• Validate the Nodes, Networks, and Storage for a Failover Cluster

• Create a New Failover Cluster

• Add a Server to a Failover Cluster

• Troubleshoot Configuration Issues with Failover Cluster Nodes and Networks

• Troubleshoot Configuration Issues with Failover Cluster Storage

Additional references

• Failover Cluster Deployment Guide

• Failover Cluster Design Guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=129107)