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How to Create a Cluster Group with a Disk, IP Address, and Name Resource

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For clustered BizTalk Server components and dependencies to be accessible over the network via NetBIOS, a clustered Network Name resource must be created in same cluster group. For a clustered Network Name resource to be accessible via the TCP/IP protocol, an IP Address resource must be created in the same cluster group as well. Some BizTalk Server dependencies also require the use of a clustered Physical Disk resource to function correctly. To create a cluster group with a Physical Disk, IP Address and Network Name resource follow these steps:

To create a service or application with a Physical Disk, IP Address, and Network Name resource

  1. In Windows, click Start, Programs, Administrative Tools, and then Failover Cluster Management to start the Failover Cluster Management program.

  2. Fail over all services and applications to the cluster node that you are running Failover Cluster Management on. To fail over a service or application, right click the service or application in the left pane of Failover Cluster Management, point to Move this service or application to another node and click to select the destination node.

    Note

    The cluster node that hosts running cluster resources is also known as the active node. The cluster node that hosts non-running cluster resources is also known as the passive node.

  3. In the left-hand pane, right-click Services and Applications, click Configure a Service or Application to launch the High Availability Wizard, and then click Next.

  4. Click to select File Server and click Next.

    Note

    Selecting File Server at this point is done as a straightforward way to create a cluster group with a disk resource.

  5. On the Client Access Point page of the High Availability Wizard enter a unique network name into the Name box, for example BizTalkCluster, enter an available IP address under Address, and then click Next.

  6. On the Select Storage page, click to select an available disk resource and then click Next.

  7. On the Confirmation page click Next to create the cluster group.

  8. On the Summary page click Finish.