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MOAC 70-412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services

LAB 2 CONFIGURING FAILOVER CLUSTERING

THIS LAB CONTAINS CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES: Exercise 2.1

Configuring the iSCSI Cient

Exercise 2.2

Instaing the !aiover Custering !eature

Exercise 2.3

Creating a !aiover Custer 

Exercise 2.4

Configuring the "uoru#

Exercise 2.

I#$e#enting Custer Aware %$dating

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%$grading a !aiover Custer 

&'ercise 2( 2(1

Configuring th the iS iSCSI C Cient

Overview

F o r a f a il ov e r c l us t e r t o f un ct i o n, yo u ne e d to ha ve a s ha r e d drive. Storage01 is an iSCSI target, which has iSCSI drives that can be used by Server01 and Server02. During this eercise, you will connect to the iSCSI drives using the built!in iSCSI client software that co"es with #indows Server 2012.

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What is the iqn of the target?

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1991-05.com.microsoft:storage01-clusterservers-target 

How many unknown isks o you see?

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&'ercise 2(2

Instaing !aiover Custering

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Overview

In this eercise, you will install Failover Clustering.

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#hen running the alidate the cluster configuration wi/ard, the four "ain tests are inventory, networ(, storage, and syste" configuration.

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Creating a !aiover Custer 

Overview

During this eercise, you will create a failover cluster using two virtual "achines running #indows Server 2012.

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MOAC 70-412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services

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&'ercise 2(4

Configuring the "uoru#

Overview

In this eercise, since you onl y have two nodes, you will create a uoru" using a dis( witness.

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What isks o you have an how are the isks assigne?

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" isks# one is assigne to $isk witness in %uorum an one is assigne for availa&le storage

Which configuration is recommene for our configuration?

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*dvanced uoru" configuration

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&'ercise 2(*

Configuring a Custered Storage S$ace

Overview

In this eercise, you will create a clustered storage s$ace fro" three iSCSI drives.

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Storage s$aces and failover clusteringis the clustered storage s$ace based that $rovides resilient, highly available storage.

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50. 'a(e a screen shot of Failover Cluster )anager by $ressing Alt+Prt Scr and then  $aste it into your -ab 2 wor(sheet file in the $age $rovided by $ressing Ctrl+V.

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I#$e#enting Custer Aware %$dating

Overview

In this eercise, you will install and enable cluster aware u$dating.

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#hen u$dates need to be a$$lied to nodes in a cluster, you "ust ensure that all nodes get the sa"e u$date. Cluster *ware 6$dating will schedule the u$dates to be de$loyed to a cluster.

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'y efault# how often are clusters scheule for u(ates?

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LAB REVIEW &*ESTIONS Completion time

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In 7ercise 2.1, what is used to connect to an iSCSI target8 a.

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In 7ercise 2.2, how is failover clustering defined in Server )anager9 is it a role or is it a feature8 a.

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Con!i"ure t#e sttic ip $$ress

In 7ercise 2.5, why is the 2 :; volu"e used when configuring the uoru"8 a.

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In 7ercise 2., before creating the failover cluster, what should first be done in order to "a(e sure that your servers will su$$ort the failover clustering8 a.

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iSCSI inititor

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In 7ercise 2.%, what are the three high!level ste$s necessary to creating and using a clustered storage s$ace8 ' Stor"e pool ,- V./ ,- Volume