Specifications
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Enabling CSV
Assuming that the Hyper-V cluster has already been built, the next step is enabling CSV in
Failover Cluster Manager. Follow the steps in this section to enable CSV on a Hyper-V failover
cluster running on Windows Server 2008 R2.
1. On a server in the Hyper-V failover cluster, click Start, click Administrator Tools, and
then click Failover Cluster Manager.
2. In the Failover Cluster Manager snap-in, verify that CSV is present for the cluster that is
being enabled. If it is not in the console tree, right-click Failover Cluster Manager, click
Manage A Cluster, and then select or specify the cluster to be conīgured.
3. Right-click the failover cluster, and then choose Enable Cluster Shared Volumes.
4. The Enable Cluster Shared Volumes dialog box opens. Read and accept the terms and
restrictions associated with CSV. Then click OK.
5. In this step, you add storage to the CSV. You can do this either by right-clicking Cluster
Shared Volumes and selecting Add Storage or by selecting Add Storage under Actions.
6. In the Add Storage dialog box, select from the list of available disks, and then click OK.
7. After the disk or disks selected have been added, they appear in the Results pane for
Cluster Shared Volumes.
NOTE SystemDrive\ClusterStorage is the CSV storage location for each node associated
with the failover cluster. Folders for each volume added to the CSV are stored in this
location. Administrators needing to view the list of volumes can do so in Failover Cluster
Manager.
Creating a SQL Server VM with Hyper-V
Before leveraging Live Migration, organizations must follow the instructions in this section to
create a SQL Server VM with Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2.
1. Ensure that the Hyper-V role is installed on the server that you use to create the SQL
Server 2008 R2 VM.
2. Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Hyper-V Manager.
3. In the Action pane, click New, and then click Virtual Machine. The New Virtual Machine
Wizard starts.
4. Read the information on the Before You Begin page, and then click Next. You can
select the option to hide this page on all future uses of the wizard.