Re: problems clustering without an external storage

From: Simon Geary (simon_geary_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/11/04


Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 14:18:10 +0100

You cannot run a 2 node cluster without external storage.

You can run a 1 node cluster using the -localquorum switch but this is not
redundant and only useful for testing.

If you have Windows Server 2003 you can run a Majority Node Set quorum
without external storage but this requires a minimum of 3 nodes.

"angryblack" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:a86401c43685$10de2240$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I am having some problems setting up a cluster with two
> dl380. I think i may have figured out the problem but
> any
> help would be great. There is no external storage the
> boxes will be used as print server I created the drives
> on
> each server same letter on each server C, D, Q when i go
> through the cluster process it's having problems finding
> the qurm drive. I think it even mentions that the quram
> cannot be on the same controller as the operating
> system.
> I just wanted to know if i am crazy
>
> 1 should there be only 1 qurom drive
>
> 2 it has to be on a different channel on the controler?
>
> I followed the microsoft step by step guide on how to
> setup a cluster ran trhought it about 10 times however
> the
> qurom is giving me problems any would be greatly
> apreciated.
>



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