Clustering without SCSI shared disk using NAS
Hi I would like to build custer for one of the file server in our organization - i have 2 identiacal server like file server -and i have dell powervault 705N Network attached storage 160 GB ( not in use and wants to use for cluster quorum data) -these 2 servers has 8 pc of 1 TB HDD slots with 3 ware raid controller where i have configured 2 HDD as system partition in mirror and rest 6 HDD as RAID 5, - All data is on RAID5 its common share with name Production P:\ which maps to all users using GPO script when they log on. and users has appropriate permission on share to access highly utilizing share in company. - i wants to make cluster of this machine with idential that i have with same configuration - i dont have any 2 node SCSI HDD and SCSI controller for these servers.. - I wants to utilize Dell powervault 705N Network attacehd torage as Quorum only Q - will this NAS can be utilise for quorum? - rest 6 HDD as RAID5 on both server will synchronize the datarealtimeusing third party software which copies any file folder as they get change to main file server to other so i havedata upto date. Q - since quorum isoutside if1 serverfails it2 node will beup with same data and since name and IP are same network share will be up and runnig as usual.. can this behappen... please help ... Thanks Imran immi_im@hotmail.com
March 21st, 2008 6:36pm

You cann't use NAS for shared storage. The documenton thelink below says " All shared disks, including the quorum disk, must be physically attached to a shared bus". http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=96f76ed7-9634-4300-9159-89638f4b4ef7&displaylang=en iSCSI can be used.
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April 2nd, 2008 12:18pm

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