Using MS Cluster to provide HA for Virtual Centre 4.0

[alexbirch999]

Hi, we currently use ESX3.5 and Virtual Centre 2.5, I am about to start an upgrade on all our services to VSphere 4.0 and Virtual Centre 4.0. At the moment we have a two node MS Cluster connect to DAS storage that supports Virtual Centre 2.5. I need to find out if 1: VCentre 4.0 is supported running on a MS Cluster and 2: Are there any documents describing the process for creating the cluster group.

I have done this several times for VCenter 2.5, however I am not able to find any info on VCentre 4 and all my searches seem to lead me VCentre Heartbeat.

Any help is appreciated.

[f10 · Accepted solution]

The "Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Service" for vCenter 4.1 can be downloaded from http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_mscs.pdf and for vCenter 4.0 use link http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40_u1/vsp_40_u1_mscs.pdf

I hope this information helps

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[mittim12]

Here is a VMware document for setting up Virtual Center 2.5 on a MSCS cluster, http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/uploads/ClusteringVC25.pdf. It's older but it may help. Here is a blog post detailing vCenter 4 on MSCS. http://blog.vmpros.nl/2009/11/04/vmware-create-mscs-windows-2003-with-virtual-center-4-0/

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