Vmware Workstation 6 Microsoft Clustering
Another request via email:
I am trying to create a windows 2000 server cluster in vmware workstation 6.0 and I am having some issues with the scsi disks (not working).
I have ressurected Windows 2000! Oh dear, I am a teeny bit rusty.
However, fear not, gentle reader, for I did prevail! After some nashing of teeth and cursing of computers, it’s working!!
The builds are all Windows 2000 Advanced Server (Service Pack 4). Fairly standard domain and three member servers.
The cluster only has two nodes in it (that’s all it will allow!) and both have shared storage: a 500MB quorum and a 4GB data drive.
And now what you’re really here for; the .vmx files. The relevant parts are posted below. This will define two SCSI HDD’s set them so that they’re unaffected by snapshots and they’re plugged into a shared bus.
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "6"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
memsize = "384"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "Windows 2000 Advanced Server-cl2.vmdk"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = ""
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
floppy0.autodetect = "TRUE"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"
usb.present = "TRUE"
ehci.present = "TRUE"
sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.autodetect = "TRUE"
svga.autodetect = "TRUE"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
mks.keyboardFilter = "allow"
displayName = "cluster-node-c"
guestOS = "win2000advserv"
nvram = "cluster-node-c.nvram"
deploymentPlatform = "windows"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
tools.upgrade.policy = "useGlobal"
ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"
floppy0.fileName = "A:"
extendedConfigFile = "cluster-node-c.vmxf"
ethernet0.connectionType = "custom"
ethernet0.vnet = "VMnet1"
floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"
ethernet1.present = "TRUE"
ethernet1.connectionType = "custom"
ethernet1.vnet = "VMNet2"
ethernet1.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"
uuid.bios = "56 4d f4 a7 ff 17 53 5f-b5 e0 34 e8 20 48 49 2c"
inVMTeam = "FALSE"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
ethernet1.addressType = "generated"
uuid.location = "56 4d f4 a7 ff 17 53 5f-b5 e0 34 e8 20 48 49 2c"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32"
ethernet1.pciSlotNumber = "33"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "34"
ehci.pciSlotNumber = "35"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:48:49:2c"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
ethernet1.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:48:49:36"
ethernet1.generatedAddressOffset = "10"
ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
scsi1.present = "TRUE"
scsi1:1.present = "TRUE"
scsi1:1.fileName = "D:\My Virtual Machines\cluster-shared\quorum.vmdk"
scsi1:1.mode = "independent-persistent"
scsi1:2.present = "TRUE"
scsi1:2.fileName = "D:\My Virtual Machines\cluster-shared\data.vmdk"
scsi1:2.mode = "independent-persistent"
scsi1.sharedbus ="Virtual"
disk.locking = "false"
diskLib.dataCacheMaxSize = "0"
diskLib.dataCacheMaxReadAheadSize = "0"
diskLib.dataCacheMinReadAheadSize = "0"
diskLib.dataCachePageSize ="4096"
diskLib.maxUnsyncedWrites = "0"
scsi1:1.redo = ""
scsi1:2.redo = ""
scsi1.pciSlotNumber = "36"
For SQL Cluster coonfiguration: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/datacenter/?p=191
The two articles I worked from: http://cs.thefoleyhouse.co.uk/blogs/karl/archive/2005/04/27/447.aspx
http://crosbysite.blogspot.com/2007/10/clustering-in-vmware-workstation-6.html
Stuff to pay attention to:
I used VMware Workstation 6 (I don’t recall the build number at the time I did it). I also got the “clustering is not supported” message, but it still works. Basically, it’s just VMware telling you that you are on your own.
The actual “official” Vmware response: http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?forumID=26&threadID=11160&messageID=141313
This is so much easier to do in Windows 2003!
Posted on May 28th, 2008 | By: Adam | Filed under VMWare
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