Install Windows Cluster service on Windows 2000 Server

Use the Cluster Service Configuration wizard to install the Windows Cluster service. You supply the wizard with all the initial cluster configuration information.

To install Windows Cluster service, perform the following tasks:

1. Start the Cluster Service Configuration wizard
2. Use the wizard to configure the cluster service

Start the Cluster Service Configuration wizard:

To start the Cluster Service Configuration wizard, complete the following steps:

1. From the Windows Start menu, click Settings, then click Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. In the Add/Remove Programs window, click Add/Remove Windows Components.
4. In the Windows Components Wizard dialog box, select Cluster Service, then click Next.

Configure the Windows Cluster service:

After you have started the Cluster Service Configuration wizard, it prompts you through the installation of the Windows Cluster service. You supply the wizard with all the initial cluster configuration information, which is required in order to create the cluster.

When prompted for the quorum resource, select the drive that you formatted and labeled. Although this drive is typically the E: drive for a new installation, the Disk Manager may have fixed another letter to the drive.

Network connections require special consideration:

Note:

The order in which the Cluster Service Configuration wizard presents the network configuration information may vary.

• Uncheck the box Enable this network for cluster use for the IBM® iSeries™ virtual Ethernet Point to point (typically Local Area Connection 3)
• Select the option Internal cluster communications only for the IBM iSeries virtual Ethernet xwhere x matches the *VRTETHx specified on the cluster configuration connection port (typically Local Area Connection 2)
• Configure the remaining network connections according to their need

Specify the IBM iSeries virtual Ethernet x adapter (typically Local Area Connection 2) as the primary network for the Internal Cluster Communication.