W2K8 R2 Clustering 2 – Running The Cluster Validation Tool
The next step in creating a Failover Cluster is to run the Cluster Validation Tool on the first node. To run the Cluster Validation Tool perform the following steps :-
- In Server Manager expand Features
- Click on Failover Cluster Manager
- Under Management click on Validate a Configuration
- At the Before You Begin screen click on Next to continue
- At the Select Servers or a Cluster screen either enter the names of the cluster nodes or browse AD and select them in turn
- At the Testing Options screen select Run all tests and then click onNext to continue
- At the Confirmation screen confirm the tests to run and then click onNext to continue
- The tests will now run on the nodes
- At the Summary screen confirm that it says that the configuration appears to be suitable for clustering