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6 Power o the VM.
7 Detach the RDM disks.
Detaching the RDM disks is not a permanent deletion. Do not select Delete from disk and do not delete
the vmdk les.
8 Clone the VM and select the Customize the operating system option, so that the clone has a unique
identity.
Create a unique identity through either the default sysrep le or the custom sysrep le.
9 Aach the shared RDMs to both VMs.
10 Power on both VMs.
11 Change the host name and IP address on the rst VM (VM1).
Note the original IP address and host name that were used at the time of the installation of
vCenter Server on VM1. This information is used to assign a cluster role IP.
12 Install failover clustering on both nodes.
13 Create an MSCS cluster on VM1 by including both nodes in the cluster. Also select the validation option
for the new cluster.
14 Create a cluster role or service and add all of the vCenter Server services to it, one by one. Use the IP
address and host name from step 11 for the role or service.
You have created an MSCS cluster that can support vCenter Server availability.
What to do next
After you have created the MSCS cluster, verify that failover is occurring by powering o the VM hosting
vCenter Server (VM1). Within a few minutes, the services should be running on the other VM (VM2).
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