Installing the application on cluster nodes

Applications may have built-in procedures for running on a cluster. Consult the application documentation to determine whether these procedures are available.

Some applications install on both nodes at once.

All nodes of the clustered application need to share the same virtual name and IP address.

Do not accept the default locations for the application data and log files. Instead, set the paths for these files to the drive letters or mount points of the volumes created earlier:

In Failover Cluster Management, move the cluster resources to the second node.

Verify that the volumes on shared storage can be accessed from the second node using the same drive letters or mount points that were assigned when they were created on the first node.

If you are installing a database, you may need to stop the database service on the first node while the shared disks are being manipulated by the installation on the second node. You then restart the service after the application is installed.

To add a drive letter, click Add. The** Assign a drive letter drop-down list becomes available. Assign a drive letter and click OK**.

To change a drive letter, click Modify. The** Assign a drive letter drop-down list becomes available. Change the drive letter and click OK**.

To add a mount point, click Add, click the** Mount as an empty NTFS folder radio button, browse to select an empty folder or click the New Folder button to create a new folder, and click OK** to mount the volume.

To change a mount point, you must remove it and then select the Add option to add it back. To remove it, select it in the Drive Letter and Paths window and clickRemove.