{"id":16022,"date":"2021-03-31T11:18:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T09:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/sql-server-create-a-shared-storage-for-your-failover-cluster-lab\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T11:51:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T09:51:01","slug":"sql-server-create-a-shared-storage-for-your-failover-cluster-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/sql-server-create-a-shared-storage-for-your-failover-cluster-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server: Create a Shared Storage for your Failover Cluster LAB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m currently working on the migration of a Failover Clustered SSAS instance from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The context is quite complex and in order to choose the right migration scenario I need to play with it on my LAB environment first.<br \/>\nI usually work with AlwaysOn architectures and it&#8217;s not often that I need to set up an FCI with its Cluster Shared Volume.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, a Cluster Shared Volume is a shared disk containing an NTFS volume that is made accessible for read and write operations by all nodes within a Windows Server Failover Cluster.<\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, will go through the steps I used to create an iSCSI Cluster Shared Volume that will be used to install an SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (of SSAS) on my Hyper-V LAB.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_1_SSAS_Role.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_1_SSAS_Role.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Windows Server vSAN VM<\/h4>\n<p>First, I created a new VM on my Hyper-V Server (my laptop) with Windows Server 2019. You can get a 180 days free trial from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-US\/evalcenter\/evaluate-windows-server-2019?filetype=ISO\">Evaluation Center<\/a>.<br \/>\nThis is a standard VM I named &#8220;vSAN&#8221;. It will hosts my <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISCSI\">iSCSI<\/a> Disks and Targets.<br \/>\nI could have used my Domain Controller VM too as this is just a LAB, but I prefer to have a dedicated VM.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_2_VM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_2_VM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"226\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>WIN2012VM1 and WIN2012VM2 are the Windows Server 2012 nodes of my Windows Failover Cluster.<\/p>\n<h4>iSCSI Server<\/h4>\n<p>On vSAN, first we need to install the ISCSI Target Server feature. You can do it with the Server Manager interface or with PowerShell. I&#8217;ll do everything with GUI for this post.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_3_Target_Server.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_3_Target_Server.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"582\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information with PowerShell:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush: powershell; gutter: true; first-line: 1\">Install-WindowsFeature \u2013Name FS-iSCSITarget-Server \u2013IncludeManagementTools<\/pre>\n<h4>iSCSI Disk<\/h4>\n<p>Always in Server Manager, in &#8220;File and Storage Services \/ iSCSI&#8221; click on &#8220;Create an iSCSI virtual disk&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_4_iSCSI_Disk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_4_iSCSI_Disk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"991\" height=\"364\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Choose the location where the new disk will be stored. It could be somewhere in C:. I select my larger S: drive.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_5_iSCSI_Disk_location.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_5_iSCSI_Disk_location.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"551\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enter a name, choose a disk size. I configure my disk to be Dynamically expanding.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_6_iSCSI_Disk_name.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_6_iSCSI_Disk_name.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"774\" height=\"573\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_7_iSCSI_Disk_size.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_7_iSCSI_Disk_size.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"570\"><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>iSCSI Target<\/h4>\n<p>In the following wizard panel, choose &#8220;create&#8221; then enter an&nbsp; iSCSI Target name.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_8_iSCSI_Target.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_8_iSCSI_Target.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"576\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_9_iSCSI_Target_name.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_9_iSCSI_Target_name.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"576\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the &#8220;Access Server&#8221; tab, click &#8220;Add&#8221; and enter the client VM that will access the iSCSI Target.<br \/>\nYou could add them by IP address or with DNS Name like I did. Make sure to use the FQDN.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_10_iSCSI_Server_Access.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_10_iSCSI_Server_Access.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"589\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the next tab, do not enable CHAP.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_11_iSCSI_CHAP.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_11_iSCSI_CHAP.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"486\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are done on the iSCSI Target side. We have a Disk and it&#8217;s Target ready. As you can see the status is &#8220;Not connected&#8221; for now.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_12_iSCSI_Disk_and_Target.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_12_iSCSI_Disk_and_Target.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1192\" height=\"662\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>iSCSI initiators configuration<\/h4>\n<p>Now, on each node of my Windows Failover Cluster, I need to configure the iSCSI initiator to use the Target we just created.<\/p>\n<p>On WIN2012VM1 and WIN2012VM2, in Server Manager click on &#8220;iSCSI initiator&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_13_iSCSI_initiator.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_13_iSCSI_initiator.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"291\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_14_iSCSI_initiator_service.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_14_iSCSI_initiator_service.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"217\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The iSCSI initiator Properties box should appear.<br \/>\nOn Target I enter &#8220;vSAN&#8221; and click &#8220;Quick Connect&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_15_iSCSI_initiator_target.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_15_iSCSI_initiator_target.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"688\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the Discovery tab, you can see the Port used by iSCSI is 3260. You might need to add rules in your Firewall to allow TCP traffic on this port.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_16_iSCSI_initiator_firewall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_16_iSCSI_initiator_firewall.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"359\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click &#8220;Auto Configure&#8221; on the &#8220;Volumes and Devices&#8221; tab.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_17_iSCSI_initiator_volume_devices.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_17_iSCSI_initiator_volume_devices.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"582\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Configure Disk<\/h4>\n<p>The iSCSI Target and initiators are now configured.<br \/>\nLooking at the disk on one of the WFC nodes I can see an Offline 10GB disk of bus Type iSCSI.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s initialize it and create a partition. This can be done on one of the nodes only.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_18_Disk_Offline.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_18_Disk_Offline.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"913\" height=\"303\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_18_Disk_Online.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_18_Disk_Online.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"157\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_19_Disk_Initialize.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_19_Disk_Initialize.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"164\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_20_Disk_Partition.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_20_Disk_Partition.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"134\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Add Disk to Cluster<\/h4>\n<p>With the Failover Cluster Manager, I can now add my disk to the Cluster and use it later for my Clustered Instance of SQL Server Engine or SSAS.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_21_Cluster_Add_Disk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_21_Cluster_Add_Disk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"335\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_22_Cluster_Add_Disk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_22_Cluster_Add_Disk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"802\" height=\"199\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. The new disk is now an Available Storage for my Windows Failover Cluster.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_23_Cluster_Disk_Available.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Blog16_23_Cluster_Disk_Available.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"846\" height=\"425\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hope this blog post can help you setting up your Lab and playing with Failover Cluster instances.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/steven-naudet-aa540158\/\">Steven Naudet<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m currently working on the migration of a Failover Clustered SSAS instance from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2019. The context is quite complex and in order to choose the right migration scenario I need to play with it on my LAB environment first. 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