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Creating the Second Node in the Cluster from the Clone of the First Node

Follow these steps to create the second node in the cluster using the clone of the first node:

1. Log on to your GSX Server host as the user who will own the virtual machine.

2. Launch a VMware Virtual Machine Console and create a new virtual machine (for information on creating a new virtual machine, see Creating a New Virtual Machine). Choose the settings you want (for example, the size of the virtual disk or the amount of memory), but make sure you specify:

3. Open the virtual machine settings editor. Choose VM > Settings.

4. Add a new network adapter that uses either another external adapter or the VMnet1 host-only adapter. For information, see Adding and Modifying Virtual Network Adapters.

5. Add the two virtual disks (quorum.vmdk and data.vmdk) you previously created. For information, see Adding Virtual Disks to a Virtual Machine. Make sure you select Use an existing virtual disk and browse to quorum.vmdk and data.vmdk.

6. Click OK to save your settings and close the virtual machine settings editor.

7. Using a text editor, manually edit the configuration file d:\cluster\SQL2\SQL2.vmx (on a Windows host) or /home/cluster/SQL2/SQL2.vmx (on a Linux host).

8. Add the following lines to the bottom of the configuration file:
scsi1.sharedBus = virtual
disk.locking = "false"

This enables SCSI reservation, which is described in more detail in the section Using SCSI Reservation to Share SCSI Disks with Virtual Machines.

9. In the console, verify that both virtual machines are powered off.

You are finished creating the second node.

Now that you have virtual machines for both nodes in your two-node cluster, you are ready to install the clustering services software.