Windows NFS 3 Failover Cluster as SR in XenServer 6.5 SP1

Windows NFS 3 Failover Cluster as SR in XenServer 6.5 SP1 -

This blog entry you through the detailed instructions for setting up Windows Failover Cluster NFS 3 as SR in XenServer 6.5 SP1.

Step 1: 3 Windows VM as Domain Members

• Deploy 3 Windows 2012 64-bit guest VM on XenServer 6.5 SP1 Get and static configure IP addresses
• disable. Firewall on all three guest VM and start the VM
• Change guest VM hostname to nfsnode1, nfsnode2, nfsnode3 and a member of the domain
• Launch RDP on Windows VM with domain credentials
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step 2: Start the iSCSI target Server on all Windows nodes

• Start RDP window node 1 VM domain credentials
• access to Server Manager => Tools => SCSI initiator
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• target IQN and Discovery Server & auto volumes configure
• ensure that the iSCSI LUN on the available disk drive is activated (example: e: )
• Repeat the above steps on node 2 and node 3 VM

step 3: Configuring the Fail Over cluster function

• access to Server Manager => Add roles and features
• Select "failover clustering" under features and install
• Repeat above steps on node 2 and node 3 VM
• Validate cluster on the node 1 and then add cluster (failovercluster1.ad.xenrt.citrite.net) with 3 nodes
• add Static IP cluster. Click Cluster => right click on the cluster core resources IP address => Properties. (Note: By default is Node1 IP assigned to the cluster change this IP and assign a new static IP)
• Check the condition of. rotating roller online

Step 4: Install and Configure "File Server" Role


• Add access to Server Manager => Select role of roles and functions
  
• "File Server" and install
• access to Server Manager => Tools. Launch "failover cluster"
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• role of type "File Server"
• assign a static IP server role to file. Check to switch the status of the role Online

. Step 5: Install and Configure "Server for NFS" role

• access to Server Manager => Add Roles and Features
  
• Select "Server for NFS" role and install
• access to Server Manager => Tools. Launch "failover cluster"
• access roles among failover cluster. Add File Share "File Server" The role of the "NFS QUICK"
  

Step 6: Add the file share as SR XenServer


• XenCenter Start and connect to the SP1 XenServer 6.5
• new SR type NFS add the file server IP and Share (Ex: 192.xxx:/



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