Specifications

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The management interface should list both virtual machines and show them
powered off.
You are finished creating the second node.
Now that you have virtual machines for both nodes in your two-node cluster, you are
ready to install the clustering services software.
Installing Microsoft Clustering Services on the Cluster Nodes
Follow these steps to install Microsoft Clustering Services on the first node of your
cluster:
1. Start the node 1 virtual machine.
2. Follow the Windows 2000 Advanced Server setup prompts to enter
• The Windows 2000 Advanced Server serial number.
• The host name (SQL1).
• The IP addresses of the public and private network adapters.
Note: For the public network adapter, enter an IP address that belongs to the
physical network. For the private IP address, you may use an address like
192.168.x.x with a class C subnet mask (255.255.255.0).
3. At the end of the process, Windows automatically reboots.
4. Start the Disk Management tool and change both shared disks to Basic disks.
5. Format both shared virtual disks with NTFS if they are not already formatted.
6. Assign the first shared disk to Q: (quorum) and the second disk to R: (data).
If you have joined this virtual machine to an existing Active Directory domain,
skip to step 11.
7. Run dcpromo.exe from the command prompt. This starts the Active
Directory Wizard.
8. Set up the current machine as a domain controller. For the domain name, use
something similar to <vmcluster>.<domain.com> where
<domain.com> is your DNS domain and <vmcluster> is your Active
Directory domain.
You can set up this node as a new domain tree or a new domain forest, or join it
to an existing domain tree or forest.
9. Make sure the DNS server is installed.
10. Set the domain permissions as mixed mode unless you plan otherwise.