Reference Guide

26 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
Configuring the Network Interface Binding Order for Clusters Running Windows
Server 2008
After configuring the IP addresses for networks on your Failover Cluster,
configure the Network Interface Binding Order:
1
Click Start → Control Panel → double-click Network And Sharing Center .
2 In the Tasks pane, click the Manage Network Connections .
The
Network Connections window appears.
3 Click the Advanced menu and then click Advanced Settings .
The
Advanced Settings window appears.
4 In the Adapters and Bindings tab, ensure that the Public connection is at
the top of the list followed by the
Private connection.
To change the connection order:
a Click Public or Private .
b Click the up-arrow or down-arrow to move the connection to the top
or bottom of the
Connections box.
c Click OK .
d Close the Network Connections window.
NOTE: If your cluster node has more network adapters other than the public
and private network adapters, they can be listed in any order, in the Adapters
and Bindings tab, under the Private connection.
Dual-Port NICs and NIC Teaming in the Private Network
Dual-port NICs and NIC teaming are not supported in the private network.
They are supported only in the public network.
Verifying Communications Between Nodes
1 Open a command prompt on each cluster node.
2 At the prompt, type:
ipconfig /all
3 Press <Enter>.
All known IP addresses for each local server appear on the screen.
4 Issue the ping command from each remote system.