Create the Second Node for a Cluster of Physical and Virtual Machines

To create the second node, you set up a virtual machine, a second node of a WSFC cluster, where the first node is a physical server.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that the shared storage that is visible from the physical machine that you configured in Create the First Node for a Cluster of Physical and Virtual Machines is also visible from the ESXi host.

Procedure

1. Open the vSphere Client and connect to the vCenter Server system.

   Use the user name and password of the user who will have administrator permissions on the virtual machine.

2. In the vSphere Client, right-click the host and select New Virtual Machine.
3. Proceed through the wizard to create the virtual machine.

   Page	Action
   Creation type	Select Create a new virtual machine.
   Name and folder	Enter a name and select a location.
   Compute resource	Select a cluster, host, vApp or resource pool to run this virtual machine.
   Storage	Select a datastore as the location for the virtual machine configuration file and the virtual machine disk (.vmdk) file.
   Compatibility	The host or cluster suports more than one VMware virtual machine version. Select a compatibility for the virtual machine.
   Guest operating system	Select the guest operating system that you intend to install.
   Customize hardware	Select virtual hardware, advanced virtual machine options, and SDRS rules.
   Ready to Complete	Review your selections.

4. Click Finish to complete creating the virtual machine.
5. Install a Windows Server operating system on the virtual machine.