The following sections discuss how you can use PowerShell with
these programs to create scripts to aid in the deployment of MSCS clusters, one of the prerequisites of an
SCC cluster. The following topics are covered:
Hardware requirements
Software requirements
Microsoft Server Cluster installation
Primary node installation
Secondary node installation
Hardware Requirements
To deploy any cluster successfully, all of your equipment must be on the hardware compatibility list. To
verify your hardware configuration visit windowsservercatalog.com . For testing purposes, this
chapter focuses on deploying a two - node active/passive configuration. In addition to the standard
requirements for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, the following additional hardware is required:
One additional network adapter on each server to act as the heartbeat.
Shared disks accessible by both nodes. This can be either fibre channel or iSCSI. Each logical
disk should reside on a LUN or physical spindles. This is necessary for disk I/O and for fault
tolerance.
Both servers should be the same model, chip set, and have the same components.
Software Requirements
Before installing MSCS there are several additional items that the Exchange administrator needs to take
into consideration, such as specific software versions, additional network requirements, and logical
placement within Active Directory.
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