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Table Of Contents
- Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service
- Contents
- About Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service
- Getting Started with MSCS
- Clustering Configuration Overview
- Hardware and Software Requirements for Clustering
- Supported Shared Storage Configurations
- PSP_RR Support for MSCS
- iSCSI Support for MSCS
- FCoE Support for MSCS
- vMotion support for MSCS
- VVol Support for MSCS
- vSphere MSCS Setup Limitations
- MSCS and Booting from a SAN
- Set up CCR and DAG Groups
- Setting up AlwaysOn Availability Groups with SQL Server 2012
- Cluster Virtual Machines on One Physical Host
- Cluster Virtual Machines Across Physical Hosts
- Create the First Node for MSCS Clusters Across Physical Hosts
- Create Additional Nodes for Clusters Across Physical Hosts
- Add Hard Disks to the First Node for Clusters Across Physical Hosts
- Add Hard Disks to the First Node for Clusters Across Physical Hosts with VVol
- Add Hard Disks to Additional Nodes for Clusters Across Physical Hosts
- Cluster Physical and Virtual Machines
- Use MSCS in an vSphere HA and vSphere DRS Environment
- vSphere MSCS Setup Checklist
About Setup for Failover Clustering and
Microsoft Cluster Service
Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service describes the types of clusters you can
implement using virtual machines with Microsoft Cluster Service for Windows Server 2003 and Failover
Clustering for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 and above releases. You get step-by-step
instructions for each type of cluster and a checklist of clustering requirements and recommendations.
Unless stated otherwise, the term Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) applies to Microsoft Cluster Service
with Windows Server 2003 and Failover Clustering with Windows Server 2008 and above releases.
Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service covers ESXi and VMware
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vCenter
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Server.
Intended Audience
This information is for system administrators who are familiar with VMware technology and
Microsoft Cluster Service.
Note This is not a guide to using Microsoft Cluster Service or Failover Clustering. Use your Microsoft
documentation for information about installation and configuration of Microsoft Cluster Service or
Failover Clustering.
Note In this document, references to Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) also apply to Windows Server
Failover Clustering (WSFC) on corresponding Windows Server versions.
vSphere Client and vSphere Web Client
The instructions in this guide are specific primarily to the vSphere Client (an HTML5-based GUI). Most
instructions also apply to the vSphere Web Client (a Flex-based GUI).
For the workflows that significantly differ between the two clients, there are duplicate procedures. The
procedures indicate when they are intended exclusively for the vSphere Client or the vSphere Web Client.
Note In vSphere 6.7, most of the vSphere Web Client functionality is implemented in the vSphere Client.
For an up-to-date list of the unsupported functionality, see Functionality Updates for the vSphere Client.
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