Establishing the Microsoft failover cluster

Last published : Aug 05, 2026
Complete the steps necessary to install a cluster on Server A and Server B, using Microsoft clustering. Refer to the Microsoft documentation for the detailed instructions. The general steps are:
  • Do the necessary network configuration steps on Server A.
  • For example, establish the static IP addresses of the network cards and make sure a domain is set up that can be used by the two servers on the cluster.
  • On Server A, access SFW and create a 500 MB partition on a disk that will be used as the quorum disk when the first node of the cluster is created. You may need to revert a dynamic disk to basic to implement this step.
  • Create the first node of the cluster on Server A.
  • Install the Windows Server 2012 operating system on Server B and do the networking configuration steps for Server B.
  • Connect the networks between the two sites and verify their connectivity.
  • Add the second node of the cluster to Server B.
  • Test the cluster by moving the cluster resources from Server A to Server B. Server B becomes the active node. At this point, keep the control of the cluster with Server B.