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Adding File Server Role to in-guest cluster
Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update.
We already have a Hyper-V cluster that is working fine. We created an in-guest SQL Server 2014 cluster on top of the Hyper-V cluster and that is working fine. We decided to add the File Server role to the SQL Server in-guest cluster. The in-guest cluster has three storage volumes:
1. Cluster Disk 1 - Cluster Shared Volume used to store the SQL Server database only.
2. Cluster Disk 2 - Disk Witness in Quorum.
3. Cluster Disk 3 - Cluster Shared Volume currently Unused
When I run through the wizard to add the File Server role, I choose "File Server for General Use" I then choose an IP address and give it a name. The next step is to choose storage and the wizard says No Storage is Available.
Question: How can I make the wizard use Cluster Disk 3?
Thank you for your help.
JamesNT
We already have a Hyper-V cluster that is working fine. We created an in-guest SQL Server 2014 cluster on top of the Hyper-V cluster and that is working fine. We decided to add the File Server role to the SQL Server in-guest cluster. The in-guest cluster has three storage volumes:
1. Cluster Disk 1 - Cluster Shared Volume used to store the SQL Server database only.
2. Cluster Disk 2 - Disk Witness in Quorum.
3. Cluster Disk 3 - Cluster Shared Volume currently Unused
When I run through the wizard to add the File Server role, I choose "File Server for General Use" I then choose an IP address and give it a name. The next step is to choose storage and the wizard says No Storage is Available.
Question: How can I make the wizard use Cluster Disk 3?
Thank you for your help.
JamesNT
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