Setup and Administering Azure Stack HCI using Windows Admin Center (WAC) – Part2

Step

Detail

1

We will configure the file share witness with GUI

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Create the folder named witness on server 10.0.010 and share it with read/write

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On Failover Cluster Manager, right-click on s2dcluster à More Actions à Configure Cluster Quorum Settings

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Click Next

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Choose Select the quorum witness

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Select Configure a file share witness

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Click Browse > Browse

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Click Advanced

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Click Find Now > Select MYIANLAB-DC (This is the server which we have share drive)

Click OK

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Click Witness >> Click OK

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View the File Share Path >> Click Next

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Confirm the info then click Next

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On Summary, click Finish

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Back to Failover Cluster manager console to check the witness

2

(Optional)

We can use Powershell to create the file share witness

Using Powershell and run the command:

Set-ClusterQuorum -FileShareWitness \\10.0.0.10\witness -Credential (Get-Credential)

3

Check the File Share Witness by access to \\10.0.0.10\Witness

Step

Detail

1

Check Cluster Node status

In Failover Cluster Manager à Nodes

Both Nodes are Up.

2

Check Disks status

There is a Cluster Virtual Disk (ClusterPerformanceHistory) => this one only listed when you enable Azure Stack HCI.

2.1

Step

Detail

1.1

In Failover Cluster Manager >> Storage >> Pools >> Click New Virtual Disk

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Select Storage Pool >> click OK

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Create a virtual disk named VirtualDisk01

Enter 50 to create 50Gb disk

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Confirm selections

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View results >> Close

Note: remember to check the “Create a volume when this wizard closes”

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Click Next >>

And Click Next >> Next

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Select “Don’t assign to a driver letter or folder”

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Name the volume: Volume01 >> click Next

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At Completion >> click Close

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In Failover Cluster Manager >> Storage >> Pools >> check the new Cluster Virtual Disk

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Add this Cluster Virtual Disk to Cluster Shared Volumes

Now the Virtual Disk change from Available Storage to Cluster Shared Volume

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Now we have created a new volume using VirtualDisk01