Cluster on GSX Server

[Gio Sim]

Dear All,
Here I have configuration file from which I'm creating 2 node cluster
unsuccessfully.
Please have a look what I have wrong in this configuration.

I've installed windows 2003 Ent on both nodes.
on first Node Both Quorum and SHared Disks looks like ok, after I'm
shutting down this First Node and Powering on Second Node and Starting
Initializing Quorum and Share Disks. At this time on Second node the
Disks work as they should. (before shutting down first node I copied
some files on this Quorum and Shared disks, and after I see this files
on Second node), but problems occur Immediately after I Power on First
node and windows is booted and works ok but as soon I power on Second
Node and windows boots I'm loosing Quorum and Shared disks. I cannot
Initialize them from Disk Management console.
Please Help.


P.S Both nodes configuration file is the same.
I'll appreciate any information.




config.version = "7"
virtualHW.version = "3"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
memsize = "256"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition.vmdk"
scsi0:0.deviceType = "plainDisk"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "auto detect"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
floppy0.fileName = "A:"
Ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
usb.present = "FALSE"
displayName = "Node1"
guestOS = "winNetEnterprise"
priority.grabbed = "normal"
priority.ungrabbed = "normal"
powerType.powerOff = "default"
powerType.powerOn = "default"
powerType.suspend = "default"
powerType.reset = "default"

scsi1.present = "TRUE"
scsi1:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi1:0.fileName = "C:\VMWARE\Disks\Q.vmdk" ////// Quorum Disk
scsi1:0.reslckname = "C:\VMWARE\Disks\Q.vmdk.RESLCK"
scsi1:0.deviceType = "plainDisk"
scsi1:1.present = "TRUE"
scsi1:1.fileName = "C:\VMWARE\Disks\W.vmdk" /////Shared Disk
scsi1:1.reslckname = "C:\VMWARE\Disks\W.vmdk.RESLCK"
scsi1:1.deviceType = "plainDisk"
scsi1.sharedBus = "virtual"
disk.locking = "false"
scsi1.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
Ethernet1.present = "TRUE"
Ethernet1.connectionType = "custom"
Ethernet1.vnet = "VMnet2"
redoLogDir = "."

ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
Ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
Ethernet1.addressType = "generated"
uuid.location = "56 4d 7d af 97 d7 66 89-93 b1 7e 4b d5 16 f9 7c"
uuid.bios = "56 4d 7d af 97 d7 66 89-93 b1 7e 4b d5 16 f9 7c"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:16:f9:7c"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
ethernet1.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:16:f9:86"
ethernet1.generatedAddressOffset = "10"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

[CBee]

Post by Gio Sim
Dear All,
Here I have configuration file from which I'm creating 2 node cluster
unsuccessfully.
Please have a look what I have wrong in this configuration.
I've installed windows 2003 Ent on both nodes.
on first Node Both Quorum and SHared Disks looks like ok, after I'm
shutting down this First Node and Powering on Second Node and Starting
Initializing Quorum and Share Disks. At this time on Second node the
Disks work as they should. (before shutting down first node I copied
some files on this Quorum and Shared disks, and after I see this files
on Second node), but problems occur Immediately after I Power on First
node and windows is booted and works ok but as soon I power on Second
Node and windows boots I'm loosing Quorum and Shared disks. I cannot
Initialize them from Disk Management console.
Please Help.
P.S Both nodes configuration file is the same.
I'll appreciate any information.

What is your host-os? We have it working on a linux host-os, which can have
multiple processes access the same file at the same time. As far as I know,
M$Windows does not accept that. It is needed to access the quorum (and data)
disks....

On M$Windows, you might need raw disks for botgh quorum and data disks...



CBee