w2k3 cluster

[ionut_lascu]

Hy,
Is there a way to make an win 2003 cluster with 2 servers and no external storage (SAN,
NAS) only with local disks ?


Thanks

[pabel]

You can't; to install Windows 2003 clusters with two or more nodes, you need a external storage (SAN, NAS, iscsi...).

Regards.

[Andrzej Kowalik]

You can try to install MNS cluster :))
But even if you install such cluster, it is not good solution for 2 nodes - in case of disaster, to survive, you need n/2+1 nodes :))

regards,
Andrzej Kowalik

[Igor Karasik]

For learn purposes you can install cluster on Virtual machine, without NAS/SAN
Read:
"Clustering Virtual Machines Part 1 - VM Configuration"
http://thelazyadmin.com/index.php?/archives/418-Clustering-Virtual-Machines-Part-1-VM-Configuration.html

"Clustering Virtual Machines Part 2 - Configure a Cluster"
http://thelazyadmin.com/index.php?/archives/419-Clustering-Virtual-Machines-Part-2-Configure-a-Cluster.html

I read in your profile " I have assigned points to 0 of 8 responses "
Read http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#28

[ionut_lascu]

is possible to make tree nodes with 2 servers (one virtual node)?

[Paul Slijkhuis · Accepted solution]

only when you wish to be creative with virtual machine software.

As posted before - nice for test purposes - not recommended in production environments!