Checklist: Setting Up a Clustered File or Print Server (Failover Cluster)
Applies To: Windows Server 2008
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Review hardware and infrastructure requirements for a failover cluster. |
Failover Cluster Requirements (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=129108) |
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Install the failover clustering feature and the appropriate server role (file or print) on every server that will be in the cluster. |
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Connect the networks and storage that the cluster will use. |
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Run the Validate a Configuration wizard to confirm that the hardware and hardware settings of the servers, network, and storage are compatible with failover clustering. If necessary, adjust hardware or hardware settings and rerun the wizard. |
Validate the Nodes, Networks, and Storage for a Failover Cluster |
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Create the failover cluster. |
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If the clustered servers are connected to a network that is not to be used for network communication in the cluster (for example, a network intended only for iSCSI or only for backup), then configure that network so that it does not allow cluster communication. |
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Run the High Availability Wizard and specify the appropriate role (File Server or Print Server), a name for the clustered file server, and IP address information that is not automatically supplied by your DHCP settings. Also specify the storage volume or volumes. |
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For a clustered file server, add shared folders. For a clustered print server, configure print settings such as the setting that specifies the printer. |
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Test failover of the clustered file or print server. |
Verify the Configuration and Failover of a Clustered Service or Application |
Additional references
Design for a Clustered File or Print Server (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=129115)