Steps for Setting up Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 with Failover Clustering for WCF Broker Nodes
Applies To: Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
For a list of important requirements for setting up Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 in a failover cluster, see Requirements for Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 in Failover Clusters.
To set up Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 with failover clustering for SOA applications, you need to set up SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to support the head node, create a failover cluster, and install the head node services in the failover cluster. Then you create WCF broker nodes and configure them as failover clusters. The following topics provide details about this process.
Note
This document describes how to set up a remote installation of SQL Server to support the head node in a failover cluster. You can use a local installation of SQL Server instead, that is, where your two-node failover cluster runs both SQL Server 2008 SP1 and Windows HPC Server 2008 R2. To create this configuration, follow the sequence of steps shown in the list below, but when you come to "Step 5" (for setting up remote SQL Server for the HPC cluster), install SQL Server on the same servers that you will use for the head node failover cluster. Then, when you reach "Step 6" (for installing and configuring HPC Pack 2008 R2), do not specify a remote SQL Server instance, but instead specify your local SQL Server instance.
Step 1: Install Windows Server 2008 R2 on Multiple Servers
Step 2: Set Up Shared Storage for Servers for the Head Node
Step 3: Set Up Failover Clustering and File Services for Servers that Will Run the Head Node
Step 4: Configure a Clustered File Server for the Head Node in Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
Step 5: Set Up Remote SQL Server 2008 SP1 for the HPC Cluster
Step 6: Install HPC Pack 2008 R2 on a Server that Will Run Head Node Services
Step 7: Configure the Head Node on the First Server
Step 8: Install and Configure HPC Pack 2008 R2 on the Other Server that Will Run Head Node Services
Step 9: Validate Installation of Head Node Services in the Context of the Failover Cluster
Step 10: Create WCF Broker Nodes Running Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
Step 11: Set Up Shared Storage for WCF Broker Nodes