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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
Getting Started with MSCS 1
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vSphere
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supports clustering using MSCS across virtual machines. Clustering virtual machines
can reduce the hardware costs of traditional high-availability clusters.
Note vSphere High Availability (vSphere HA) supports a clustering solution in conjunction with
vCenter Server clusters. vSphere Availability describes vSphere HA functionality.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Clustering Configuration Overview
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Hardware and Software Requirements for Clustering
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Supported Shared Storage Configurations
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PSP_RR Support for MSCS
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iSCSI Support for MSCS
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FCoE Support for MSCS
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vMotion support for MSCS
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VVol Support for MSCS
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vSphere MSCS Setup Limitations
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MSCS and Booting from a SAN
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Setting up Clustered Continuous Replication or Database Availability Groups with Exchange
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Setting up AlwaysOn Availability Groups with SQL Server 2012
Clustering Configuration Overview
Several applications use clustering, including stateless applications such as Web servers, and
applications with built-in recovery features such as database servers. You can set up MSCS clusters in
several configurations, depending on your environment.
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