multi domain failover cluster

Question

I have 2 domains and i created one node each one of them.In both the nodes i have created same local administrator account and signed into both the nodes using the same account.But when i am trying to create a cluster i get this error
server-2 node cant be contacted ensure that it is on and connected to newtork,Please somebody help

Answer 1

@kunal mitra .. Have you looked at this article https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/failover-clustering/workgroup-and-multi-domain-clusters-in-windows-server-2016/ba-p/372059 ?

Answer 2

Hi,
To deploy a multi-domain failover cluster, there’re several requirements that need to be met:

1. The operation system of all nodes should be after Windows Server 2016;
2. All nodes should use certified hardware;
3. Failover Cluster feature should be installed on all nodes;
4. Each node of the cluster needs to use the same user and password. The user needs to be a member of the local management group. If it is a non-administrator user, additional registry keys need to be modified;
5. For a multi-domain mode cluster, each node needs to have the DNS suffix of all domains.
   Based on your description, I suggest that you check the operation system and DNS configuration of all the nodes, and see if all the requirements are met.
   For your reference:
   https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/failover-clustering/workgroup-and-multi-domain-clusters-in-windows-server-2016/ba-p/372059

Thanks for your time.
Best regards,
Danny

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Answer 3

I was able to fix the issue by creating a trust between the two domains