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Configuration of a two node cluster using 2003 enterprise server
Regarding the configuration of clustering using 2003 enterprise server,
Is it possible to use a NAS (attached to the server \ node which may consist of a USB or SATA drives to build the cluster in the NAS or, is it necessary to have SCSI NAS devices. This is for a two node cluster with a RAID 5.
I am trying to build an inexpensive cluster without the use of a SAN or SCSI devices which can be costly.
Any recommendations on step by step instructions on building an active passive DHCP or a SQL cluster from start to finish!
Is it possible to use a NAS (attached to the server \ node which may consist of a USB or SATA drives to build the cluster in the NAS or, is it necessary to have SCSI NAS devices. This is for a two node cluster with a RAID 5.
I am trying to build an inexpensive cluster without the use of a SAN or SCSI devices which can be costly.
Any recommendations on step by step instructions on building an active passive DHCP or a SQL cluster from start to finish!
ajbritton
Have you considered building an iSCSI SAN using Linux? I'm no expert, but I saw an article on how to do this in PCPro quite a long time ago.
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obda.....so I guess it is not possible to build an inexpensive cluster to simply learn how to do it????
You can build an inexpensive cluster for testing and evaluation purposes using Virtual Server, a two node cluster is fully supported.
When you use W2k3 R2 Enterprise Edition(!) for the host, you get four W2k3 EE licenses for virtual machines running on this host.
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/default.mspx
Using Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to Create and Configure a Two-Node Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/virtualserver/deploy/cvs2005.mspx
When you use W2k3 R2 Enterprise Edition(!) for the host, you get four W2k3 EE licenses for virtual machines running on this host.
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/default.mspx
Using Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to Create and Configure a Two-Node Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/virtualserver/deploy/cvs2005.mspx
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So a SCSI drive is not needed on the clustered drives???
Hm? When using Virtual Server for a cluster test environment, you'll have two nodes running as guest systems, and the two nodes will have SCSI adapters attached to the same virtual hard disk.
For the obvious reason, this can not be used in a production environment.
For the obvious reason, this can not be used in a production environment.