Adding a cluster node to the failover cluster – Dell AX4-5 User Manual

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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering

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4 On the Testing Options window, select the specific tests you want to run

or select Run all tests (recommended).

5 On the last screen of the Validate a Configuration wizard, click Next to

confirm.

This runs a list of validation tests and prompt the errors or warnings that
are present in the configuration in the form of a Summary window.

Configuring Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering

The cluster setup files are installed on the system disk when you add Failover
Clustering feature from the Add Feature wizard. To configure the Failover
Cluster feature in Windows Server 2008:

1 In the Failover Cluster Management console, select Failover Cluster

Management, under Management option, click Create a Cluster.

2 Follow the instructions in the wizard, and click Finish.
3 To view a report of the tasks that the wizard performed, Click View Report.

Adding a Cluster Node to the Failover Cluster

To add a cluster node:

1 Turn on the node(s).
2 Run the Validate a Configuration on the new node along with the existing

node(s).

3 If the cluster you want to configure is not displayed in the console tree of

the Failover Cluster Management screen, right-click Failover Cluster
Management, click Manage a Cluster, and select or specify the cluster
that you want to configure.

4 Click Add Node in the Actions pane. Follow the instructions on the screen

to complete the process.

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