Deployment Guide

54 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
12 In the dialog box, change the file system to NTFS , select Quick Format ,
and click the
Start button.
NOTE: The NTFS file system format is required for shared-disk resources
under Microsoft Cluster.
13 Click OK at the warning.
14 Click OK to acknowledge that the format is complete.
15 Click Close to close the dialog box.
16 Repeat step 3 through step 15 for each remaining drive.
17 Close Disk Management .
18 Turn off node 1.
19 Turn on node 2.
20 On node 2, open Disk Management .
21 Ensure that the drive letters for node 2 are correct and re-assign the
drive letters, if necessary. To re-assign the drive letters, repeat step 7
through step 9.
Using Advanced (Premium) PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager Features
PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager includes the following advanced
features:
• Snapshot Virtual Disk
• Virtual Disk Copy
To install and enable these premium features, you must purchase a feature
key file for each feature and then specify the storage array that will host them.
For instructions about this process, see the Premium Feature Activation card
that shipped along with your Dell PowerVault MD3000i storage system.
These premium features increase the high availability for your cluster
solution. It is essential that you follow the instructions below to ensure proper
cluster operations.
Snapshot Virtual Disk
Snapshot Virtual Disk captures point-in-time images of a virtual disk for
backup, testing, or data processing without affecting the contents of the
source virtual disk. You can use either Simple Path or Advanced Path to
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