Unable to add storages into windows failover cluster

Question

We want deploy windows failover cluster into VMware environment (Guest Machine). we add the shared storage but enable to add storage into cluster showing eligible storage is not available. and we run validation for storage found its failed.

I wan to know which type shared storage required for windows failover cluster into VMware environment.

Answer 1

Hi,

Please check the storage requirements over here

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/clustering-requirements#storage

To use CSV, your storage and disks must meet the following requirements

I https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/failover-cluster-csvs#storage-and-disk-configuration-requirements

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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Answer 2

Hey,

Your VMware VMs should have shared storage connected to each one, which will be used in Failover Cluster. As for shared storage there are multiple options. Might help: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/79616

If you have an iSCSI/FC storage in your environment, it should be connected to your ESXi nodes and then you can create clustered VMDK.

If you don't have shared storage, you can use StarWind VSAN to create iSCSI storage, which can be used as a shared storage. https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-virtual-san

Cheers,

Alex Bykovskyi

StarWind Software

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