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This adapter is used as the virtual private Ethernet connection for heartbeat
monitoring.
5. Add the two virtual disks that are to be shared:
• A shared data disk (call it data.vmdk, for example)
• A shared quorum disk (call it quorum.vmdk, for example) to store
transactions before they are committed to the data disk
For information, see Adding Virtual Disks to a Virtual Machine in the VMware GSX
Server Virtual Machine Guide.
6. Click OK to save your changes and close the virtual machine settings editor.
7. Using a text editor, manually edit the configuration file
d:\cluster\SQL1\SQL1.vmx (on a Windows host) or
/home/cluster/SQL1/SQL1.vmx (on a Linux host).
8. Add the following lines to the bottom of the configuration file:
scsi1.sharedBus = virtual
disk.locking = "false"
This enables SCSI reservation, which is described in more detail in the section
Using SCSI Reservation to Share SCSI Disks with Virtual Machines on page 192.
You are finished creating the virtual machine for the first node in your cluster. The next
step is to install a guest operating system in the virtual machine.