Configuring a Cluster Shared Volume on Microsoft Cluster Server by using the system iSER target

You can configure Microsoft Windows Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) for Microsoft Windows system hosts.

Before you begin

Make sure that all servers are preconfigured with Windows Active Directory (AD) and Domain Name System (DNS).

About this task

You must have two Microsoft Windows servers on which a Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) failover system is created. Make sure that the MSCS host system is configured.

Configure the iSCSI initiator by completing the following steps.

Procedure

  1. On the two system hosts, start the iSCSI initiator.
    1. Select Server Manager > Tools.
    2. Click the iSCSI Initiator and click Yes to start the iSCSI service.
    3. On the iSCSI Initiator property window, click OK.
  2. Create one volume on the system or identify an existing volume that needs to be used as a cluster shared volume.
  3. Create a host or host cluster object and add the iSCSI qualified names (IQNs) of the clustered hosts.
  4. Map the volume to the newly created host object or host cluster object by having IQNs of the MSCS cluster.
  5. Follow the steps in iSER target discovery for Windows hosts to complete iSER discovery of the target nodes in I/O groups by hosting the volume that needs to be used as the cluster shared volume.
  6. Follow the steps in Connecting to discovered targets to establish an iSER session to the discovered target nodes.
  7. By using the information in Viewing and managing the discovered disks, identify the volume to be used as the CSV.
  8. Follow Microsoft Windows documentation for assigning a newly discovered iSER LUN as CSV on the MSCS cluster.