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6. In Format Partition, select Format this volume with the following settings: and set File system to
NTFS, Allocation unit size to 64kb, Volume label to Quorum, select perform a quick format and
then click Next.
7. In Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard, click Finish.
8. Repeat steps 1 – 7 to create the second volume for storing the VHD files of the virtual machines.
Enabling failover clustering in Windows Server 2012 R2
1. In Server Manager, select Manage, and then select Add Roles and Features.
2. In Add Roles and Features Wizard, In Before you begin, select Next.
3. In Installation Type, select Role-based or feature-based Installation, and then click Next.
4. In Server Selection, select Select a server from the server pool and in the server pool, select server
and then click Next.
5. In Server Roles, click Next.
6. In Features, select Failover Clustering and then click Next.
7. In Add Roles and Features Wizard pop-up, add features that are required for failover clustering,
select
Include management tools (if applicable), and then click Add Features.
8. In Features, click Next.
9. In Confirmation, review the roles you have selected, select Restart the destination server
automatically if required, and then click Install.
10. In Results, once the Failover Clustering role is installed, click Close.
NOTE: Repeat the preceding tasks for the remaining Hyper-V hosts.
Creating cluster
1. Validating configuration
2. Creating a Hyper-V host cluster in VMM
Validating configuration
1. In Failover Cluster Manager, select Validate Configuration.
2. In Validate a Configuration Wizard, do the following:
a. In Before you Begin, click Next.
b. In Select Servers, add all the cluster nodes and then click Next.
c. In Testing Options, select Run all tests (recommended).
d. In Confirmation, click Next.
e. In Failover Cluster Validation Report, clear Create the cluster now using the validated nodes, to
view report, click View Report, and then click Finish.
Creating a Hyper-V host cluster in VMM
1. Before you begin, create a host group in VMM. See Creating host groups in VMM.
2. Create a Hyper-V host cluster in VMM. See Creating a Hyper-V host cluster in VMM.
Creating host groups in VMM
To configure host groups in VMM, perform the following steps:
1. Create host group structure in VMM:
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