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25. Stop the cluster service on the local node (from Cluster Manager, right-click the
node name), so the second virtual machine can access the shared disks.
26. Start the node 2 virtual machine.
27. Repeat step 2 and step 3 above.
28. Start the Disk Administrator and assign the first shared disk to Q: (quorum) and
the second disk to R:.
29. Start dcpromo.exe and add this virtual machine as a domain controller in the
same domain created in step 8 above or add it to an existing domain. You must
match the setup done in step 8.
30. In the node 1 virtual machine, start the cluster service by reversing step 25
above.
31. In the node 2 virtual machine, repeat step 14–step 24 above with one exception:
In step 18, select Join a Cluster.
This concludes the Microsoft Cluster Service installation and configuration.
Running Microsoft Cluster Service
Microsoft Cluster Service should operate normally in the virtual machine once it is
installed.
Note: Some disk errors are recorded in the Windows event log in normal operation.
These error messages have a format similar to
The driver detected a controller error on
\Device\Scsi\BusLogic3
They should be reported periodically only on the passive node of the cluster and
should also be reported when the passive node is taking over during a failover. The
errors are reported because the active node of the cluster has reserved the shared
virtual disk(s). The passive node periodically probes the shared disk and receives a SCSI
reservation conflict error. This is normal operation.
Two Nodes with Microsoft Cluster Service on Separate ESX
Server Machines
This procedure creates a two node cluster in virtual machines that will run on two
separate ESX Server machines. It uses the same naming conventions as in the
previous procedure.
In addition, the physical shared storage is either:
• Shared SCSI
• A storage area network (SAN)