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Cluster Network properties for Network 1 and Network 2 in a side-by-side comparison.
Figure 11.32 Validating clustering network configuration.
Changing Windows Failover Cluster Quorum Mode
We are now going to change the cluster's quorum configuration mode from its current
setting, Node Majority, to Node and File Share Majority. Because we are going to
create a file share witness, we need to create a share the SQL Servers will be able to
access. We will create this share on the Windows 8.1 virtual machine.
On the Windows 8.1 virtual machine, we have created an additional VMDK. The reason
we added the additional storage is if we need to dynamically grow this VMDK file
because we are running low on available disk space.
After we added the additional storage, we presented it as the R:\ drive and created a
folder called MSSQL . Then we created and nested a folder called WFCFS01 inside
MSSQL .
On the folder that was created for the file share (WFCFS01), right-click the folder and
select Properties , click the Sharing tab, click the Advanced Sharing button, check
Share this folder on the Advanced Sharing dialog box, and click the Permissions
button. On the Permissions for (WFCFS01) dialog box, under Group or user names: ,
click the Add: button. On the Select Users, Computers, Service Accounts, or Groups
dialog box, click the Object Types button. On the Object Types dialog box, check
Computers and click OK . On the Select Users, Computers, Service Accounts, or
 
 
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