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    This document provides details on setting up a failover cluster with 3 server nodes using a file share witness for quorum. It includes naming standards for the cluster and servers, required server configuration including IP addresses and NICs, steps for installing the failover clustering feature, creating the cluster, and configuring the file share witness on a separate file server.

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    Demo scenario windows Failover Cluster LAB

    Server Naming Standards As per Amfam

    Cluster Name - vsnhq1cbdb03cl Server Node - VSNHQ1CBDB03SN1

    VS Virtual Server VS Virtual Server


    Nhq1 National Headquarters Nhq
    CB Crash & Burn 1 National Headquarters
    db03 Data Base CB Crash & Burn
    cl Cluster db03 Data Base
    SN Server Node

    Server Details In VM

    Server Name vsnhq1cbdb03cl


    OS Server 2016 STD
    RAM 4 GB
    HDD 100 GB
    NIC 2
    IP 10.xx.xx.xx
    Hertbit IP 10.xx.xx.xx

    Server Name VSNHQ1CBDB03SN1 Server Name VSNHQ1CBDB03SN2


    OS Server 2016 STD OS Server 2016 STD
    RAM 4 GB RAM 4 GB
    HDD 100 GB HDD 100 GB
    NIC 2 NIC 2
    IP 10.xx.xx.xx IP 10.xx.xx.xx
    Hertbit IP 10.xx.xx.xx Hertbit IP 10.xx.xx.xx

    Server Name VSNHQ1CBDB03SN3


    OS Server 2016 STD
    RAM 4 GB
    HDD 100 GB
    NIC 2
    IP 10.xx.xx.xx
    Hertbit IP 10.xx.xx.xx

    VMware - Crash & Burn


    Below is the link to access Crash & Burn

    https://vsnhq1cbap01vc.corp.amfam.net/ui

    Create Virtual servers


    Send New IP or DNS change request to Netrouters for the following:
    - Cluster Name (same subnet as nodes)
    - Heartbeat (different subnet from cluster nodes, but heartbeat IPs are in same subnet)

    (As per Amfam Requirement)

    Create SQL drives and Heartbeat NICs (SQL drives use 64 K Block size)
    Example:
    - DB Data H:          100 GB (64 K Block Size)
    - DB Backups K:    50 GB (64 K Block Size)
    - DB Logs L:            25 GB (64 K Block Size)
    - Temp DB T:         50 GB (64 K Block Size)

    Install Failover Cluster on each node

    Create Cluster

    - For Corptest:
    o Go into Active Driectory Users and Computers
    o Find the Cluster computer object that was created and go to properties
    o Goto Member of tab and add the “AddtoDomain-CD-GS” group.

    - For Corporate:
    o Go into Active Driectory Users and Computers
    o Find the Cluster computer object that was created and go to properties
    o Goto Member of tab and add the “AddtoDomain-CO-GS” group.

    For Prod, have VMWare team add servers to SQL affinity group on hosts.

    For Prod and Pre-Prod, have VMWare team create anti-affinity group on hosts for the servers.

    For Prod, have VMWare team add cluster nodes to Zerto for DR.
    Detailed Steps ( Amfam requirement )

    Make sure you use the login ID for the domain you want to add the cluster to
    when logging into the server (Corporate, Corptest, etc..)!

    Adding the Heartbeat NIC:


     You need to add an additional NIC to the VM for the heartbeat connection.
     Adapter Type should be VMXNET 3.
     For example (your IP range may be different):

     After logging into the server, change the NIC names:

     NOTE: For the Heartbeat NIC there is no gateway entered:


     Select Advanced on the Heartbeat Properties screen

     Uncheck Register this connection’s addresses in DNS and select Ok


    Adding the Failover cluster Feature:
     In Server manager click “Manage” > “Add Roles and Features”

     Click next on the following screens:


    o Before you begin
    o Installation Type
    o Server Selection
    o Server Roles
     On the Features selection select the “Failover Clustering” option:

    o Click on the “Add Features” button if this window comes up indicating additional
    features need to be added.
    o Click “Next” after going back to the “Select features” page
    o Click “Install” at the confirmation screen:
    Add the Failover cluster feature to any additional cluster nodes that does not have it
    installed at this time!

     After this finishes, go to start and select the Widows Administrative Tools icon in the start
    menu

     Open the Failover Cluster Manager icon


     In Failover Cluster Manager, click on “Create Cluster…”

     The Create Cluster manager opens, click next on the “before you begin page”:
     On the Select Servers” page enter all the nodes of you cluster:

     Click “Next” and select the option to run the Validation tests:

    o Click next
     In the Testing options page, Select Run only tests I select.
    o Unckeck the box for Storage
    o Click next on the following pages:
    o Look over the test results, if there are any failures or warnings, correct them before
    proceeding:

     Click finish to close the wizard


     Enter the Cluster Name and IP address assigned:

     On the “Confirmation” page make sure the you uncheck the box for “Add all eligible storage
    to the cluster” :

     Then click “Finish” on the confirmation page.


    Creating the witness disk:
    For Pre-Prod servers in Corptest
     Log into vsdistcdap01fsw, navigate to the D:\FileShareWitness folder.
     Create a new folder with your clustername:
    o Create the folder with the clustername and add –fsw after the name:

    o Share the folder”


    o Right click the clustername-fsw folder and select Properties
    o Select Sharing tab
    o Select Advanced Sharing > click share this folder
    o Add comments:

    o Select Permissions
    o Give Everyone Full Control
    o Select Ok
    o On Properties windows of clustername-fsw select Security
    o Select Edit
    o Click add button
    o (Make sure you click on “object types” and select “Computers”)
    o Select Add and add the cluster name with Full control
    o Select Ok to close windows

    o Select Ok
    o Select close
    o Logoff the vsdistcdap01fsw server
    Creating the witness disk:
    For Prod servers in Corporate

     Log into vsnhq1codb60fsw, navigate to the D:\FileShareWitness folder.


     Create a new folder with your clustername:
    o Create the folder with the clustername and add –fsw after the name:

    o Share the folder”


    o Right click the clustername-fsw folder and select Properties
    o Select Sharing tab
    o Select Advanced Sharing > click share this folder
    o Add comments:
    o Select Permissions
    o Give Everyone Full Control
    o Select Ok
    o On Properties windows of clustername-fsw select Security
    o Select Edit
    o Click add button
    o (Make sure you click on “object types” and select “Computers”)
    o Select Add and add the cluster name with Full control
    o Select Ok to close windows
    o Select Ok
    o Select close
    o Logoff the vsdistcdap01fsw server
    Creating the cluster quorum on the nodes:
     After the cluster is created, highlight the clustername in Failover Cluster Manager, right click
    > more actions > select “Configure Cluster Quorum Settings…”

     In the Configure Cluster Quorum Wizard click next on:


    o Before you begin
    o On the Select “Quorum configuration Option” page use the “Select the quorum
    witness” option:

    o Click “Next”
     On the” Select Quorum Witness screen“ use the “Configure a file share witness” option:
     Click next
     Select Browse
     Enter the server name where the File Share Wittness was created
     For example,
    o enter vsnhq1codb60fsw for a Prod server
    o enter vsdistcdap01fsw for a Pre-Prod server

     Select “Show Shared Folders” and select the shared folder that you created for the File Share
    Witness.
     Select Ok

    Pre-Prod server example screen:


    Pre-Prod server example screen:

    o Click next on the “Configure File Share Witness” screen


    o Click next on the “Confirmation” screen
    o Click finish on the “Summary” screen

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