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Microsoft clustering with vsphere 6.0 advice
I need to setup Microsoft clustering on 2 x 2012 virtual servers running on vsphere 6.0
Am a right in thinking that when using standard vmdk disks that only cluster In a box can be used and both vms must be on the same host.
And that no Drs or vmotion option can be used?
If I want cluster across esx hosts I need to use rdm disks?
Basically just looking advice on setting up clustering
Am a right in thinking that when using standard vmdk disks that only cluster In a box can be used and both vms must be on the same host.
And that no Drs or vmotion option can be used?
If I want cluster across esx hosts I need to use rdm disks?
Basically just looking advice on setting up clustering
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1. Create a LUN in he normal way and present to ESXi hosts.
2. Add Disk to VM, and select RDM, pick it from the list.
3. Disks appears in VM, format as NTFS.
4. Done.
see here
https://www.vmadmin.co.uk/resources/35-esxserver/58-rdmvm
RDM creation, VMware vSphere VMs are the easy bit.....
Failover Clustering by Microsoft is the buggy bit, it's getting better, has a Wizard for deployment now, but still not 100% perfect!
and that has got nothing to do with VMware vSphere, same with Physical Nodes!
2. Add Disk to VM, and select RDM, pick it from the list.
3. Disks appears in VM, format as NTFS.
4. Done.
see here
https://www.vmadmin.co.uk/resources/35-esxserver/58-rdmvm
RDM creation, VMware vSphere VMs are the easy bit.....
Failover Clustering by Microsoft is the buggy bit, it's getting better, has a Wizard for deployment now, but still not 100% perfect!
and that has got nothing to do with VMware vSphere, same with Physical Nodes!
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On cluster in a box
I tried powering down and cold migrating but it doesn't seem to be able to move off the host it was created on
What would happen if the host needs repaired or maintenance
I tried powering down and cold migrating but it doesn't seem to be able to move off the host it was created on
What would happen if the host needs repaired or maintenance
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Is there much to setting up rdm?
HA would only cover hardware