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2.2AttachingaMicrosoftWindows2008R2clustertoXIV
ThissectionaddressestheattachmentofMicrosoftWindows2008R2clusternodestothe
XIVStorageSystem.
Important:Theproceduresandinstructionsthataregivenherearebasedoncodethat
wasavailableatthetimeofwriting.Forthelatestsupportinformationandinstructions,see
theSystemStorageInteroperabilityCenter(SSIC)at:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic/index.jsp
Formoreinformation,seetheXIVStorageSystemHostSystemAttachmentGuidefor
Windows-InstallationGuide,whichisavailableat:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ibmxiv/r2/topic/com.ibm.help.xiv.doc/xiv_
pubsrelatedinfoic.html
ThissectionaddressestheimplementationofatwonodeWindows2008R2Clusterbyusing
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2.2.1Prerequisites
TosuccessfullyattachaWindowsclusternodetoXIVandaccessstorage,anumberof
prerequisitesmustbemet.Thisisagenericlist.Yourenvironmentmighthaveextra
requirements.

CompletetheFCcabling.
ConfiguretheSANzoning.
TwonetworkadaptersandaminimumoffiveIPaddresses.
InstallWindows2008R2SP1orlater.
Installanyotherupdates,ifrequired.
InstallhotfixKB2468345ifServicePack1isused.
InstalltheHostAttachmentKittoenabletheMicrosoftMultipathI/OFramework.
Ensurethatallnodesarepartofthesamedomain.
CreatevolumestobeassignedtotheXIVHost/Clustergroup,nottothenodes.

SupportedversionsofWindowsClusterServer
Atthetimeofwriting,thefollowingversionsofWindowsClusterServeraresupported:

WindowsServer2008R2(x64)

WindowsServer2008(x32andx64)

SupportedconfigurationsofWindowsClusterServer
WindowsClusterServerwastestedinthefollowingconfigurations:

Uptoeightnodes:Windows2008(x32andx64)

Upto10nodes:Windows2008R2(x64)
Ifotherconfigurationsarerequired,youneedaStorageCustomerOpportunityREquest
(SCORE),whichreplacestheolderrequestforpricequotation(RPQ)process.IBMthentests
yourconfigurationtodeterminewhetheritcanbecertifiedandsupported.ContactyourIBM
representativeformoreinformation.

SupportedFCHBAs
SupportedFCHBAsareavailablefromBrocade,Emulex,IBM,andQLogic.Moreinformation
aboutdriverversionsisavailablefromtheSSICat:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic/index.jsp
UnlessotherwisenotedinSSIC,useanysupporteddriverandfirmwarebytheHBAvendors.
Thelatestversionsarealwayspreferred.

Multi-pathsupport
Microsoftprovidesamulti-pathframeworkanddevelopmentkitthatiscalledtheMPIO.The
driverdevelopmentkitallowsstoragevendorstocreateDSMsforMPIO.YoucanuseDSMs
tobuildinteroperablemulti-pathsolutionsthatintegratetightlywithMicrosoftWindows.
MPIOallowsthehostHBAstoestablishmultiplesessionswiththesametargetLUN,but
presentthemtoWindowsasasingleLUN.TheWindowsMPIOdriversenableatrue
active/activepathpolicythatallowsI/Oovermultiplepathssimultaneously.
FurtherinformationaboutMicrosoftMPIOsupportisavailableat:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/0/4/304083f1-11e7-44d9-92b9-2f3cdbf01048/
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2.2.2InstallingClusterServices
ThisscenariocoversatwonodeWindows2008R2Cluster.Theproceduresassumethatyou
arefamiliarwithWindows2008Cluster.Therefore,theyfocusonspecificrequirementsfor
attachingtoXIV.
FormoreinformationaboutinstallingaWindows2008Cluster,see:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb310558.aspx
Toinstallthecluster,completethesesteps:
1. OntheXIVsystemmainGUI,selectHostsandClusters.Createaclusterandputboth
nodesintotheclusterasdepictedinFigure 2-28.

Figure2-28XIVclusterwithbothnodes

Inthisexample,anXIVclusternamedclu_solmanwascreatedandbothnodeswere
placedinit.
2. MapalltheLUNstotheclusterasshowninFigure 2-29.

Figure2-29MappedLUNslist

AllLUNsaremappedtotheXIVcluster,butnottotheindividualnodes.
3. Setupacluster-specificconfigurationthatincludesthefollowingcharacteristics:
Allnodesareinthesamedomain
Havenetworkconnectivity
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 Node2mustnotdoanyDiskI/O
Runtheclusterconfigurationcheck
4. OnNode1,scanfornewdisks.Then,initialize,partition,andformatthemwithNTFS.The
followingrequirementsareforsharedclusterdisks:
Thesedisksmustbebasicdisks.
ForWindows2008,youmustdecidewhethertheyareMasterBootRecord(MBR)
disksorGUIDPartitionTable(GPT)disks.
Figure 2-30showswhatthisconfigurationlookslikeonnode1.

Figure2-30Initialized,partitioned,andformatteddisks

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5. Ensurethatonlyonenodeaccessestheshareddisksuntiltheclusterserviceisinstalled
onallnodes.ThisrestrictionmustbedonebeforeyoucontinuetotheClusterwizard
(Figure 2-31).YounolongermustturnoffallnodesasyoudidwithWindows2003.You
canbringallnodesintotheclusterinasinglestep.However,nooneisallowedtoworkon
theothernodes.

Figure2-31CreateClusterWizardwelcomewindow

6. SelectallnodesthatbelongtotheclusterasshowninFigure 2-32.

Figure2-32Selectingyournodes

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7. AftertheCreateClusterwizardcompletes,asummarypanelshowsyouthatthecluster
wascreatedsuccessfully(Figure 2-33).Keepthisreportfordocumentationpurposes.

Figure2-33FailoverClusterValidationReportwindow

8. Checkaccesstoatleastoneoftheshareddrivesbycreatingadocument.Forexample,
createatextfileononeofthem,andthenturnoffnode1.
9. ChecktheaccessfromNode2totheshareddisksandpowernode1onagain.

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10.MakesurethatyouhavethecorrectclusterwitnessmodelasillustratedinFigure 2-34.
Theoldclustermodelhadaquorumasasinglepointoffailure.

Figure2-34ConfigureClusterQuorumWizardwindow

Inthisexample,theclusterwitnessmodelischanged,whichassumesthatthewitness
shareisinathirddatacenter(seeFigure 2-35).

Figure2-35Selectingthewitnessmodel

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