Build a SQL Cluster Lab Part 2

You are going to create a Windows Cluster in Part 2 of our series on how to build a SQL Cluster Lab. You will run cluster validation followed by creating the Windows Server Failover Cluster. In addition, you configure the Cluster Networks and a File Share Witness. Here are links to the other articles in the series.

• Part 1 - Building the environment. Hyper-v VMs, Active Directory, DNS, and Routing and Remote Access Services
• Part 2 - Windows Failover Clustering. Cluster validation, networks, and quorum
• Part 3 - Availability Group. Dedicated network and AD permissions
• Part 4 - Failover Cluster Instance. Creating shared storage using iSCSI and adding the storage to the cluster.

Network Configuration

Here is the list of IP addresses from Part 1 that you will need to configure the cluster.

Architecture

As a refresher, here is the diagram of the lab you are building.

Build Windows Server Failover Cluster Video