Failover Cluster Installation and Configuration Guide, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

About This Document
This document describes how to install and configure Microsoft Failover Clusters on HP Integrity
servers running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 R2 SP1.
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Intended Audience
This document is intended for system administrators and HP support personnel responsible for
installing, configuring, and managing Microsoft Failover Cluster solutions using HP Integrity
servers.
This document is not a tutorial.
New and Changed Information in This Edition
This document includes the following changes since its last release:
• About This Document: added Service Pack 1 (SP1) support for Windows Server 2008 R2
• Publishing History: multiple changes to table content
• Introduction: in first Note, added Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2008 R2
• An Overview of the Installation and Configuration Process: deleted sentence and URL from Step
11
Document Organization
This document is organized as follows:
Describes cluster concepts and terminology.“Introduction” (page 11)
Describes how to install and configure clusters.“Installing and
Configuring the Cluster”
(page 17)
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
WARNING A warning calls attention to important information that if not understood
or followed will result in personal injury or nonrecoverable system
problems.
CAUTION A caution calls attention to important information that if not understood
or followed will result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to
hardware or software.
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