Hot to configure a windows 2003 cluster in vm workstation 6.5.2

[Joohnj]

Hi all,

can anyone give the document to configure a windows 2003 clustering in vm workstation 6.5.2. i tried all the steps mentioned in the old posts but i can not create a shared storage. I tried to edit the configuration file and also i can see the shared resource in VM 2 which was created in VM 1 but when i tried to configure a cluster i cant select any of the created shared resources in the drop down box (during the local quoram creatin as well as during MS DTC resource creation).

can anyone please help me on this.

Regards

Paul

[NWhiley]

I can't vouch for this working in Workstation, but it works within Server.

Build node 1. Add the cluster disks on a second controller. Shut it down, take a copy of the vmx file and then edit the vmx file.

Build node 2, and edit the .vmx file to contain the same entries for the shared disk.

Here is a copy of my clustered disks from one of my vmx files, I'm using ESX as an OS in this test, but I would expect MS to see the disk in the same way.

scsi1.present = "TRUE"

scsi1.sharedBus = "virtual"

scsi1.virtualDev = "lsilogic"

scsi1.pciSlotNumber = "41"

disk.locking = "false"

diskLib.dataCacheMaxSize = "0"

scsi1:1.fileName = "K:\Virtual Machines\ESX_LUN_01\ESX_LUN01.vmdk"

scsi1:1.mode = "independent-persistent"

scsi1:1.present = "TRUE"

scsi1:1.redo = ""

scsi1:1.writeThrough = "TRUE"

scsi1:2.fileName = "K:\Virtual Machines\ESX_LUN_02\ESX_LUN02.vmdk"

scsi1:2.mode = "independent-persistent"

scsi1:2.present = "TRUE"

scsi1:2.redo = ""

scsi1:2.writeThrough = "TRUE"