Specifications

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1. Open the virtual machine settings editor for the node 2 virtual machine (called
Cluster2). Choose VM > Settings.
2. Add the two virtual disks that are to be shared. Instead of creating new virtual
disks, use the existing virtual disks created for node 1 (called Cluster1).
3. Click OK to save your changes and close the virtual machine settings editor.
4. For the virtual machine named Cluster1, use a text editor to manually edit the
configuration file. This file is D:\Netware6\Cluster1\Cluster1.vmx
on a Windows host or /home/Netware/Cluster1/Cluster1.vmx on a
Linux host.
5. For the virtual machine named Cluster12, use a text editor to manually edit the
configuration file. This file is D:\Netware6\Cluster2\Cluster2.vmx
on a Windows host or /home/Netware/Cluster2/Cluster2.vmx on a
Linux host.
6. Add the following lines to the bottom of each configuration file:
scsi0.sharedBus = “virtual”
disk.locking = “false”
Note: The default virtual disk type is IDE for the base virtual machine’s virtual
disk created in Creating the First Node's Base Virtual Machine on page 213. If you
are using SCSI virtual disks for the base virtual machine instead, the
configuration file options for the shared bus are:
scsi1.present = “true” (If this line already exists, do not add it again.)
scsi1.sharedBus = “virtual”
disk.locking = “false”
These settings are necessary because your base virtual machine’s virtual disk is
attached to scsi0 and you must have a separate virtual SCSI card for attaching
the shared disks. The settings enable SCSI reservation for scsi1, which is
described in more detail in Using SCSI Reservation to Share SCSI Disks with
Virtual Machines on page 192.
Installing Novell Clustering Services on the Cluster Nodes
Complete the following steps to install Novell Clustering Services in each virtual
machine.
1. Power on the first node virtual machine (Cluster1).
2. Boot into DOS by pressing the F5 key to bypass running the startup files.
3. Insert the driver floppy disk in the host's floppy drive.
4. Copy the drivers to the c:\nwserver directory.