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Clustering VISUAL Message CenterWindows 2008 R2 Servers

VMC-GEN

Clustering VISUAL Message Center - Windows 2008 R2 Servers

The software described in this book is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in

accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Copyright Notice

Copyright © 2013 Tango/04 All rights reserved.

Document date: May 2013

Document version: 1.0

Product version: All products

No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic mechani-cal, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Tango/04.

Trademarks

Any references to trademarked product names are owned by their respective companies.

Technical Support

For technical support visit our web site at www.tango04.com.

Tango/04 Computing Group S.L. Avda. Meridiana 358, 5 A-B Barcelona, 08027 Spain

Tel: +34 93 274 0051

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents .............................................................................. iii

How to Use this Guide.........................................................................v

Chapter 1

Introduction ...................................................................................... 1

Chapter 2

Installing Cluster Software on Windows 2008 R2 Servers ...................... 22.1. Installing the Failover Cluster Manager ..........................................................2

2.2. Validate the Cluster Nodes .............................................................................6

Chapter 3

Creating the Cluster............................................................................ 9

Chapter 4

Adding a Shared Disk to Use as a Quorum ......................................... 144.1. Installing Microsoft Software on a Storage Server........................................14

4.2. Configuring a Shared Disk ............................................................................16

4.2.1. Configuring a Target iSCSI .....................................................................16

4.2.2. Adding the Second Custer Node.............................................................19

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4.3. Create and Configure a Virtual Disk (LUN)...................................................21

4.3.1. Creating a Virtual Disk ............................................................................21

4.3.2. Partitioning and Formatting the Disk .......................................................25

4.3.3. Creating a Volume on the Disk ...............................................................26

Chapter 5

Configuring iSCSI Initiators to Work with the Virtual Disk..................... 315.1. Adding a Target to Each Initiator ..................................................................31

5.2. Turning the Virtual Disk On...........................................................................34

5.3. Adding the Virtual Disk to the Cluster ...........................................................35

Chapter 6

Configuring the Quorum ................................................................... 37

Chapter 7

Install VISUAL Message Center.......................................................... 407.1. Installing on the First Node ...........................................................................40

7.2. Installing on the Second Node ......................................................................40

Chapter 8

Create Generic Failover Cluster Manager Services ................................ 41

Appendices

Appendix A: Contacting Tango/04 ..................................................... 47

About Tango/04 Computing Group .................................................... 49

Legal Notice .................................................................................... 50

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How to Use this Guide

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How to Use this Guide

This chapter explains how to use Tango/04 User Guides and understand the typographical conventions

used in all Tango/04 documentation.

Typographical Conventions

The following conventional terms, text formats, and symbols are used throughout Tango/04 printed

documentation:

Convention Description

Boldface Commands, on-screen buttons and menu options.

Blue Italic References and links to other sections in the manual or further documentation containing relevant information.

Italic Text displayed on screen, or variables where the user must substitute their own details.

Monospace Input commands such as System i commands or code, or text that users must type in.

UPPERCASEKeyboard keys, such as CTRL for the Control key and F5 for the function key that is labeled F5.

Notes and useful additional information.

Tips and hints that will improve the users experience of working with this product.

Important additional information that the user is strongly advised to note.

Warning information. Failure to take note of this information could potentially lead to serious problems.

Introduction

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Chapter 11 Introduction

In this document we will use the following network structure to illustrate how to set up clustering with

VISUAL Message Center on a Windows Server 2008 R2:

• two server nodes, and

• a database server, with a shared file system which is used by the clustered servers.

Windows Server 2008 R2 is installed on both of the cluster nodes and the database server.

Figure 1 – Two cluster server nodes and a database server

Note If your cluster has more than two servers, it is important to know that each clustered server

(node servers) will need the same configuration. Your database server needs the same

configuration as described in this guide.

Installing Cluster Software on Windows 2008 R2 Servers

Chapter 22 Installing Cluster Software on Windows 2008 R2 Servers

The following additional Windows software must be installed on each node that your cluster comprises

of (including the storage server):

• Failover Cluster Manager: a Microsoft® Management Console (MMC) snap-in (included by

default in your OS)

2.1 Installing the Failover Cluster ManagerPlease follow these steps for every machine making up the cluster.

To install the Failover Cluster Manager:

Step 1. From the Windows Start menu, click Administrative Tools and select Server

Manager.

Figure 2 – Open the Server Manager from Administrative Tools

Step 2. Click Features in the Server Manager tree and click Add Features to open the Add

Features Wizard.

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Figure 3 – Click Features then click Add Features

Step 3. Select the Failover Clustering checkbox.

Figure 4 – Select the Failover Clustering checkbox

Step 4. Click Next and then Install in the next window, and the Failover Clustering feature will

begin to install.

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Figure 5 – Install the Failover Clustering feature

When installation is finished, the following window appears:

Figure 6 – Failover Clustering successfully installed

The Failover Cluster Manager will now be available from the Start menu >

Administrative Tools.

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Figure 7 – Failover Cluster Manager in the Administrative Tools menu

Tip The Failover Clustering Manager can also be installed from the command line, with

ocsetup.exe:

If you have a Server Core edition, use this command:

Start /w ocsetup FailoverCluster-Core

If you have a Full edition, use this command:

Start /w ocsetup FailoverCluster-FullServer

IMPORTANT: make sure you install the Failover Cluster Manager on all nodes making up

your cluster, including the database node.

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2.2 Validate the Cluster NodesBefore configuring the cluster, it should be validated in order to see any errors or warnings the system

may have with regards to the Cluster you wish to configure.

To validate the cluster:

Step 1. Open the Failover Cluster Manager Administrative Tool, and click the Validate a

Configuration link in the Management section.

Figure 8 – Click the Validate a Configuration link in the Failover Cluster Manager Administrative Tool

Similarly, you can right-click the Failover Cluster Manager and select Validate a

Configuration from the context menu that appears.

Figure 9 – Right-click the Failover Cluster Manager and select Validate a Configuration

Step 2. In the Before You Begin window, click Next.

Figure 10 – The Validate a Configuration Wizard

Step 3. The Select Servers or a Cluster window appears. Select the servers with which you

wish to configure as a cluster. Click Next to continue.

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Figure 11 – Select the servers - remember to enter your database server as well (a cluster is normally composed of at least 3 machines)

Step 4. In the Testing Options window, select Run all tests (recommended). Windows will

perform the following types of tests:

• Cluster Configuration

• Inventory

• Network

• Storage

• System Configuration.

NOTE: If your machines are in service, you probably don’t want to test them at this time.

If for example there are shared disks present, with data, and in service it would be better

to test them during downtime. If you prefer you can select to run only a selection of tests

by selecting the second option.

Figure 12 – Testing options

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Step 5. In the Confirmation window, click Next to continue, the selected tests will begin.

Figure 13 – Click next to start the tests

Step 6. The Summary window appears with the results of the cluster validation. It is important

to know how to interpret them. In other words, like in our example, we don’t yet have

any shared storage system, so that is why we are seeing some storage-related

warnings, which we can disregard.

Figure 14 – Validation summary

Important Remember, all nodes (both database and processing servers) must be Validated.

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Chapter 33 Creating the Cluster

Having passed the cluster validation test, you are ready to create your cluster.

To create a cluster:

Step 1. Open the Failover Cluster Manager. Right-click the Failover Cluster Manager and

select Create a Cluster.

Figure 15 – Click Create a Cluster

Step 2. The Create Cluster Wizard opens, showing the Before You Begin window.

Click Next.

Note

These steps only need to be performed from one node server.

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Figure 16 – Create Cluster Wizard

Step 3. The Select Servers window opens. Select the servers that you wish to make up your

cluster.

Figure 17 – Select the servers that you wish to make up your cluster

Click Next to continue.

NOTE: If the validation window appears, you can click No, as you have already

validated your servers.

Step 4. The Access Point for Administering the Cluster window appears. Enter the name you

wish to assign to your cluster, and in the Networks box, enter the IP address that will

serve as the access point to your cluster.

NOTE: If your environment is configured to assign IPs directly from a DHCP server

then no Networks box will appear; entering a name for the cluster will suffice.

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Figure 18 – Access Point for Administering the Cluster window

Step 5. The Confirmation window appears. Review your settings, and once satisfied, click

Next.

Figure 19 – Confirmation window

Step 6. The Cluster configuration begins.

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Figure 20 – The Cluster configuration begins

Step 7. Once the Summary window appears, Cluster creation is complete. Review the

warnings, if any.

Figure 21 – In our case, there are two warnings that do not concern us, because we have not yet configured a shared disk or shared folder that can act as our quorum.

TIP: Click View Report to see a Microsoft Web-report about the cluster.

Click Finish. In the Failover Cluster Manager, the newly created Cluster appears.

Figure 22 – The newly created Cluster

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Step 8. Rename your Cluster Networks, if desired.

Figure 23 – Rename your Cluster Networks

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Chapter 44 Adding a Shared Disk to Use as a Quorum

Now you are ready configure a quorum for the cluster. This involves creating a new shared disk. First,

though, we need to install Microsoft iSCSI Software Target.

4.1 Installing Microsoft Software on a Storage ServerTo install Microsoft iSCSI Software Target:

Step 1. Download the software from either of these places:

• http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=19867

• \\tango04\Software\Microsoft iSCSI Software Target\iscsiTargetqfe6.exe

Step 2. Run the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target installer.

Figure 24 – Windows installer

After a few seconds the following window appears:

Figure 25 – Microsoft iSCSI Software Target Setup Wizard

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Click Next.

Figure 26 – License Agreement

Step 3. Read and accept the License Agreement, and click Install.

Figure 27 – Installation completed

Click Finish to continue.

Once Microsoft iSCSI Software Target is installed, it becomes available on the Windows Start menu in

the Administrative Tools.

Figure 28 – Microsoft iSCSI Software Target is available on the Windows Start menu in the Administrative Tools.

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4.2 Configuring a Shared DiskOnce Microsoft iSCSI Software Target is installed the following configurations need to be performed to

get iSCSI SAN up and running:

• Installation of iSCSI Initiator on both of our cluster nodes. TIP: this tool is standard on Windows

2008 Servers.

Figure 29 – iSCSI Initiator in the Administrative Tools menu

• Configuration of the target iSCSIs, Virtual Disks and iSCSI clients (iSCSI initiators).

4.2.1 Configuring a Target iSCSI

To create a new iSCSI Target:

Step 1. Open Microsoft iSCSI Software Target from Administrative Tools.

Right-click iSCSI Targets and select Create iSCSI Target.

Figure 30 – Create iSCSI Target

The Create iSCSI Target Wizard starts, click Next.

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Figure 31 – Create iSCSI Target Wizard

Step 2. Enter a name and a description for the new Target. TIP: Name the Target as you would

a machine (in a single string).

Figure 32 – Enter a name and a description for the new Target

Click Next to continue. The Create iSCSI Target window appears.

Step 3. Specifying iSCSI Initiators for Target.

At this point, still in the storage server, the Create iSCSI Target window is open, asking

for the iQN identifier.

But before doing this, we must retrieve the initiator name of each server node that make

up the cluster:

• for each server (in our example, 2k8cluster1 and 2k8cluster2) click the Windows

Start menu and select Administrative Tools, and click iSCSI Initiator.

• In the iSCSI Initiator Properties window, click the Configuration tab. Notice the

Initiator Name field.

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Figure 33 – Initiator name field

• Record the initiator name of each server.

Step 4. Enter the Initiator Names.

Back in the storage server, in the Create iSCSI Target window, enter the initiator name

of the first Target client.

Figure 34 – Enter the initiator name of the first Target client

Click Next.

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Figure 35 – The Create iSCSI Target Wizard has completed

Click Finish.

4.2.2 Adding the Second Custer NodeInstead of repeating this process for your second cluster node, there is another way that you can add it

as a client for your Target.

To add the second cluster node as a client for your Target:

Step 1. In the iSCSI Target window, click iSCSI Targets.

Figure 36 – Click iSCSI Targets

Step 2. Right-click on the Target and select Properties from the context menu.

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Figure 37 – Open properties for the Target

Step 3. Click the iSCSI Initiator tab in the Target Properties window.

Figure 38 – iSCSI Initiator tab

Step 4. Click Add. This following window appears:

Figure 39 – Add / Edit Identifier

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Step 5. In the Identifier Type field, ensure that IQN is selected. In the value field, paste the

initiator name of your second cluster server, and click OK.

Figure 40 – Paste the initiator name of your second cluster server in the value field

Step 6. Click the Authentication tab and configure CHAP, if desired.

Figure 41 – Authentication tab

4.3 Create and Configure a Virtual Disk (LUN)

4.3.1 Creating a Virtual DiskOnce you have added your server nodes as initiators for the Target you can create a new Virtual Disk

(which will be used as your cluster quorum).

To create a virtual disk:

Step 1. Continuing in your database server, click the Windows Start menu, select

Administrative Tools, and click Microsoft iSCSI Software Target.

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Step 2. Click iSCSI Targets, right-click the Target and select Create Virtual Disk for iSCSI

Target from the context menu.

Figure 42 – Select Create Virtual Disk for iSCSI Target from the context menu

Step 3. The Create Virtual Disks wizard opens.

Figure 43 – Create Virtual Disks wizard

Click Next. Enter the full path of your Target in the File field, assigning .vhd as the

extension of the file.

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Figure 44 – Enter the full path of your Target in the File field

Click Next.

Step 4. Enter the desired size for the virtual disk in MB.

TIP: See the Tango/04 document Clustering VISUAL Message Center with Microsoft

Cluster Services for the recommended sizes for each product.

Figure 45 – Enter the desired size for the virtual disk in MB

Click Next to continue.

Step 5. Enter a description for the new virtual disk.

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Figure 46 – Enter a description for the new virtual disk

Click Next to continue.

Figure 47 – The wizard is completed

Click Finish.

To verify that the quorum has been created, open Windows Explorer and select the drive you assigned

the new disk to. The virtual disk should appear in the list (a VHD file) along with an identically named file

that ends with the extension .CBM.

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Figure 48 – The virtual disk in the drive

4.3.2 Partitioning and Formatting the DiskNow it is time to partition and format your new LUN so that it can work in the cluster environment.

To partition and format the disk:

Step 1. Open Microsoft iSCSI Software Target, and click Devices.

Step 2. Right-click your new Virtual Disk, select Disk Access and click Mount Read/Write from

the options menu that appears.

Figure 49 – Click Mount Read/Write from the options menu

Step 3. The following message will appear, informing you that the disk has been mounted on

the quorum server.

Figure 50 – Virtual disk successfully mounted

Click OK.

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Step 4. Open the Server Manager.

Click the down arrow next to Storage in the Server Manager tree to expand the list, and

select Disk Management. The Initialize Disk window opens.

Figure 51 – The Initialize Disk window

Step 5. Select the MBR (Master Boot Record) partition style, and click OK.

4.3.3 Creating a Volume on the Disk

To create a volume on the disk:

Step 1. In the Server Manager (still in your database server), right-click the new Virtual Disk and

select New Simple Volume from the options menu that appears.

Figure 52 – Right-click the new Virtual Disk and select New Simple Volume from the options menu

Step 2. The New Simple Volume Wizard opens.

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Figure 53 – The New Simple Volume Wizard

Click Next to continue.

Use the arrows to enter a volume size for the LUN in the Simple volume size in MB field.

Figure 54 – Enter a volume size for the LUN

Click Next.

Step 3. Select the Do not assign a drive letter or drive path option in the Assign Drive Letter

window.

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Figure 55 – Assign Drive Letter window

Click Next. The Format Partition window appears.

Step 4. Select the Format this volume… option, and select the following values for the

following drop-down list boxes:

• File System: select NTFS

• Allocation unit size: Default

• Volume label: you can leave the default name

Figure 56 – Format Partition window

Click Next.

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Figure 57 – Wizard completed

Click Finish.

Step 5. The system begins to create and format the partition/volume.

Figure 58 – Formatting and partioning of the drive started

Finally, the disk can be used.

Figure 59 – Disk ready to use

Step 6. Now you can dismount the disk so it can be available virtually.

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In the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target, right-click the Virtual Disk, select Disk Access,

and click Dismount.

Figure 60 – Dismount the disk

A confirmation dialog appears.

Figure 61 – Confirmation dialog

Step 7. Click Yes to proceed. Finally, a dialog indicating that the new Virtual Disk has been

removed successfully appears. Click OK.

Figure 62 – Virtual Disk has been removed successfully

The new Virtual Disk (LUN) is now partitioned and formatted.

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Chapter 5 5 Configuring iSCSI Initiators to Work with the Virtual Disk

5.1 Adding a Target to Each InitiatorTo add a Target to an Initiator:

Step 1. In each cluster node server, open the iSCSI Initiator from Administrative Tools.

Figure 63 – open the iSCSI Initiator from Administrative Tools

If you see this message click Yes to continue:

Figure 64 – iSCSI service is not running

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Figure 65 – The service is manually started by default

Step 2. The iSCSI Initiator Properties window opens.

Click the Discovery tab, then click the Discover Portal button. This will enable you to

add the database server as a target for the initiator.

Figure 66 – Discovery tab

Step 3. Enter the IP address of the server you wish to act as the cluster quorum.

Figure 67 – Enter the IP address of the server

Click OK.

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Step 4. Click the Targets tab. Select the target you have created and click the Quick Connect

button.

Figure 68 – Targets tab

Step 5. In the Connect to Target window we recommend selecting the Add this connection to

the list of Favorite Targets check box, for high availability. Click OK to continue.

Figure 69 – Connect to Target window

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Figure 70 – Your target should now read “connected”

5.2 Turning the Virtual Disk OnTo turn a virtual disk on:

Step 1. In your database server, open the Server Manager and select Disk Management. Your

new virtual disk should be Offline.

Step 2. Right-click on the virtual disk and select Online from the options menu that appears.

Figure 71 – Right-click on the virtual disk and select Online

Important Remember to follow the steps above for each processing server node.

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Having done this, client servers can now reach our virtual disk.

Figure 72 – Client servers can now reach our virtual disk

5.3 Adding the Virtual Disk to the ClusterTo add the virtual disk to the cluster:

Step 1. Still in the database server, open the Failover Cluster Manager from Administrative

Tools. Expand the cluster and right-click on Storage, then select Add a disk.

Figure 73 – Add a disk

Step 2. In the Add Disks to a Cluster window select the checkbox next to your new virtual disk.

Figure 74 – Select the checkbox next to your new virtual disk

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Click OK. You have now added the shared disk for quorum to this database server node

of your cluster.

Figure 75 – Virtual disk added to cluster

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Chapter 6 6 Configuring the Quorum

Now you have to configure the quorum for your database server.

To configure the quorum:

Step 1. Open the Administrative Tool Failover Cluster Manager (in the database server),

right-click on the cluster and select More Actions, then click Configure Cluster

Quorum Settings.

Figure 76 – Click Configure Cluster Quorum Settings

The Configure Cluster Quorum Wizard opens.

Figure 77 – Configure Cluster Quorum Wizard

Click Next to continue.

Step 2. In the Select Quorum Configuration window select the Node and Disk Majority option.

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Figure 78 – Select the Node and Disk Majority option

Click Next.

Step 3. In the Configure Storage Witness window select the virtual disk that will serve as your

quorum.

Figure 79 – Select the virtual disk that will serve as your quorum

Click Next.

Step 4. The Confirmation window opens, click Next.

Figure 80 – Confirmation window

Step 5. The Summary window opens, click Finish.

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Figure 81 – Summary window

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Chapter 7 7 Install VISUAL Message Center

Once the cluster has been created and configured, install all of your Tango/04 software on each cluster

server node (not necessary in storage node). This is done node by node.

Please read the VISUAL Message Center Installation Overview before installing the products, as

important prerequisites for the software are listed. There are also installation guides available for each

particular VISUAL Message Center program. You can find them on the Tango/04 Customer Portal.

7.1 Installing on the First NodeWhen you install on one cluster node, you should stop the other cluster node.

To do so, open the Failover Cluster Manager (from any node) and stop the cluster service of the nodes

that are clustered with the node you are going to install on.

Figure 82 – Stop the cluster service of the nodes that are clustered with the node you are going to install on

Once VISUAL Message Center is installed on the first node, stop the node, and install VISUAL Message

Center on the second node.

7.2 Installing on the Second NodeOpen the Failover Cluster Manager in your remaining node and stop the cluster service of the node that

you have already installed VISUAL Message Center on.

Important DSN configuration, and SecAdmn user and password need to be the same on each node

(before and during installation).

Create Generic Failover Cluster Manager Services

Chapter 8 8 Create Generic Failover Cluster Manager Services

To create generic Failover Cluster Manager Services:

Step 1. For each cluster server node, open the Failover Cluster Manager from Administrative

Tools. Expand your cluster and right-click Services and applications, then select

Configure a Service or Application from the options menu that appears.

Figure 83 – Select Configure a Service or Application from the options menu

Step 2. In the window that appears, select Generic Service.

Figure 84 – High Availability Wizard

Click Next.

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Figure 85 – Select Service window

Step 3. In the Select Service window select the first VISUAL Message Center service listed.

Then click Next.

Figure 86 – Client Access Point window

Step 4. In the Client Access Point window enter a name for the VISUAL Message Center

service in the name field. This name will be available to others on your network.

Click Next. The Select Storage window opens.

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Figure 87 – Select Storage window

Step 5. Select the virtual disk you created for the quorum and click Next.

Step 6. The Replicate Registry Settings window opens. In case you have registry dependencies

on the system, you can indicate, here, which registry fields to replicate when a cluster

node becomes unavailable and VISUAL Message Center has to run completely on

another node.

Figure 88 – Replicate Registry Settings window

Click Next.

Step 7. The Confirmation window opens. Click Next.

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Figure 89 – Confirmation window

Step 8. The Summary window opens. Click Finish.

Figure 90 – Summary window

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Important Please follow these steps for each VISUAL Message Center service that appears in your

Windows Services window. In the end, you will want to have each service named as a

generic service in the Failover Cluster Manager.

Figure 91 – Each service should be named as a generic service in the Failover Cluster Manager

Important Assign the exact same names to the VISUAL Message Center services in the Failover

Cluster Manager on your other node. Remember to create generic Failover Cluster Manager

services for each VISUAL Message Center service.

Tip You can add another service to an existing Failover Cluster Manager service, and in that

way, group them logically, if desired. For example, one service for ThinkServer, another for

SmartConosle, and a group of services for Tango/04 Web apps.

Figure 92 – Add a generic Service resource

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Warning When clustering VISUAL Message Center, do not assign any startup parameters to

ThinkServer and AccessServer. This will cause an error with their services.

Figure 93 – It is important to have no Startup parameters assigned to these Services

Figure 94 – You can view start parameters in a service’s Properties window

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Appendix A : Contacting Tango/04

Appendix AAppendix A: Contacting Tango/04

North America

Tango/04 North America

PO BOX 3301

NH 03458 Peterborough USA

Phone: 1-800-304-6872 / 603-924-7391

Fax: 858-428-2864

[email protected]

www.tango04.com

EMEA

Tango/04 Computing Group S.L.

Avda. Meridiana 358, 5 A-B

08027 Barcelona Spain

Phone: +34 93 274 0051

Fax: +34 93 345 1329

[email protected]

www.tango04.com

Italy

Tango/04 Italy

Viale Garibaldi 51/53

13100 Vercelli Italy

Phone: +39 0161 56922

Fax: +39 0161 259277

[email protected]

www.tango04.it

Sales Office in France

Tango/04 France

La Grande Arche

Paroi Nord 15ème étage

92044 Paris La Défense France

Phone: +33 01 40 90 34 49

Fax: +33 01 40 90 31 01

[email protected]

www.tango04.fr

Sales Office in Switzerland

Tango/04 Switzerland

18, Avenue Louis Casaï

CH-1209 Genève

Switzerland

Phone: +41 (0)22 747 7866

Fax: +41 (0)22 747 7999

[email protected]

www.tango04.fr

Latin American Headquarters

Barcelona/04 Computing Group SRL (Argentina)

Avda. Federico Lacroze 2252, Piso 6

1426 Buenos Aires Capital Federal

Argentina

Phone: +54 11 4774-0112

Fax: +54 11 4773-9163

[email protected]

www.barcelona04.com

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Sales Office in Peru

Barcelona/04 PERÚ

Centro Empresarial Real

Av. Víctor A. Belaúnde 147, Vía Principal 140 Edificio Real Seis, Piso 6

L 27 Lima

Perú

Phone: +51 1 211-2690

Fax: +51 1 211-2526

[email protected]

www.barcelona04.com

Sales Office in Chile

Barcelona/04 Chile

Nueva de Lyon 096 Oficina 702,

Providencia

Santiago

Chile

Phone: +56 2 234-0898

Fax: +56 2 2340865

[email protected]

www.barcelona04.com

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About Tango/04 Computing Group

Tango/04 Computing Group is one of the leading developers of systems management and automation

software. Tango/04 software helps companies maintain the operating health of all their business

processes, improve service levels, increase productivity, and reduce costs through intelligent

management of their IT infrastructure.

Founded in 1991 in Barcelona, Spain, Tango/04 is an IBM Business Partner and a key member of IBM's

Autonomic Computing initiative. Tango/04 has more than a thousand customers who are served by over

35 authorized Business Partners around the world.

Alliances

Awards

Partnerships IBM Business Partner

IBM Autonomic Computing Business Partner

IBM PartnerWorld for Developers Advanced Membership

IBM ISV Advantage Agreement

IBM Early code release

IBM Direct Technical Liaison

Microsoft Developer Network

Microsoft Early Code Release

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