WinServer 22 Cluster - assigned cluster IP to a node adapter as secondary address

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WinServer 22 Cluster - assigned cluster IP to a node adapter as secondary address

Paul Louis 26

Hi, I've been through this over a dozen times from the bare metal install of the operating system on both nodes.

I have two identical Intel NUC servers, both running Windows Server 2022 Server Edition, and patched to latest updates. They pass the Cluster Validation Tests fully.

When I configure the cluster, and restart I find that the cluster IP address has been assigned to one of the node systems network adapters as a secondary address. Thus when I go to access the cluster I simply get redirected to that node.

Anyone have any suggestions?

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Alex Bykovskyi 2,241

Hey,

That's actually how cluster works by design. Cluster IP is assigned to one of the nodes (owner of the Witness Disk or share). In order to access cluster you need to use Failover Cluster Manager or Windows Admin Center.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/manage/windows-admin-center/use/manage-failover-clusters

https://www.techtarget.com/searchwindowsserver/definition/Microsoft-Failover-Cluster-Manager-MSFCM

As for the cluster, it needs shared storage. You can use StarWind VSAN as a shared storage for you cluster. Check for more: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-virtual-san

Cheers,

Alex Bykovskyi

StarWind Software

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Paul Louis 26 Reputation points

2023-11-30T00:30:08.7733333+00:00

Hey Alex,

Sorry for delay - competing properties (i'm a animal farmer first). Ive got the cluster up and running, as you describe. Funny but I could have sworn in the past you could access teh "cluster" via its IP and name and it acted like a discrete system image, ie another server.

Anyway my problem as moved on to Hyper-V shared storage on the cluster which I'll add as a seperate post.

Thanks again for your help.

Paul
Alex Bykovskyi 2,241 Reputation points

2023-11-30T20:22:08.35+00:00

Hey Paul,

You should be able to use Cluster IP to RDP to the owner node. However, you will need to use tools mentioned above or Powershell to manage cluster. Good luck with your project.

Alex

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