Specifications

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VMware GSX Server Administration Guide
• Installing the Guest Operating System in the First Virtual Machine (Node) on
page 203
• Cloning the First Cluster Node on page 203
• Creating the Second Node in the Cluster from the Clone of the First Node on
page 204
• Installing Microsoft Clustering Services on the Cluster Nodes on page 205
Configuring Virtual Machines for Cluster in a Box
To create a set of clustered virtual machines (a cluster in a box), configure each of
them with the following:
• A primary virtual SCSI host adapter with one SCSI virtual disk.
• Two virtual network adapters:
• A public network adapter bridged to a physical adapter either using VMnet0,
or VMnet2-8 as configured in the virtual machine settings editor of the GSX
Server machine.
• A private network adapter connected to VMnet1 (host-only), or another
physical adapter (VMnet2 through VMnet8). This is the network adapter that
the clustering service uses to monitor the heartbeat between nodes. This
device selection must match in all virtual machines in a cluster set.
• The remaining default virtual machine devices (such as the CD-ROM drive and
the floppy disk drive).
In addition to the above devices, the following are required for shared storage:
• A secondary virtual SCSI host adapter.
• One or more preallocated virtual disks that are shared, attached to the secondary
SCSI host adapter.
Please note the following about virtual PCI slots in the virtual machines:
• Each virtual machine by default has six PCI slots available.
• This configuration (two network adapters and two SCSI host bus adapters) uses
four of these slots.
• One more PCI slot is available for a third network adapter if needed.
(The sixth slot is used by the virtual display adapter.)