Windows Server Failover Cluster

The next step is to configure Windows Server Failover Cluster.

Exercise 34: Configuring Windows Server Failover Cluster

To configure Windows Server Failover Cluster on the replicas, follow these steps:

1. The first step is to install the failover clustering Windows feature on all replicas, DPLPR, DPLHA, and DPLDR.

   Navigate to the C:\Code\Lesson04\Common directory and copy the Install-FailoverCluster.ps1 PowerShell script to the C:\Scripts directory in DPLPR VM. When connected to DPLPR, execute the following command to enable the failover clustering feature on all the replicas:

   C:\Scripts\Install-FailoverCluster.ps1

2. To verify the installation on a particular VM, execute the following PowerShell command:

   Get-WindowsFeature *clus* -ComputerName DPLHA

   You should get the output shown in the following screenshot:

   

   Figure 4.43: Verifying the installation

   Modify the -ComputerName parameter in this command and verify for the DPLPR and DPLDR VMs.

3. The next step is to validate the cluster...