Configuring a Microsoft® Windows Cluster of Physical Servers

To configure a Microsoft® Windows Cluster of Physical Servers, perform these steps:

1. Click the Marketplace tile on the VPC Dashboard screen.
2. If your Virtual Private Cloud has multiple data centers, select a data center from the pull-down selection at the right side of the screen. Otherwise, continue with the next step.
   
   Note: The pull-down selection only displays when your Virtual Private Cloud has multiple data centers.
3. Select Microsoft® Windows Cluster of Physical Servers from the Marketplace to display the catalog item description and begin the configuration process.

4. Click Configure to display the Service Details interface.
   
   Note:  To return easily to this catalog item description page, click COPY ITEM URL.

5. Configure the network for the Microsoft® Windows Cluster of Physical Servers using the options on the Network Configuration page.
   
   Note:  The Your Configuration page on the right side of the screen displays the configuration parameters and service settings you select.

• Cluster Location is prepopulated with the name of your data center or, if you have multiple data centers, the data center selected in Step 2.
• Enter a Cluster Name in compliance with the instructions.
• Select an available VLAN.

6. Continue configuration of the Microsoft® Windows Cluster of Physical Servers using the options on the Cluster Configuration page.
   
   Note:  The fields displayed on the Cluster Configuration page depend on the type of data center displayed in the Cluster Location field.

• To configure the Cluster of Physical Servers for a Dual Data Center, go here.
• To configure the Cluster of Physical Servers for a Single Data Center, continue with the next step.

7. Configure the Cluster of Physical Servers for a Single Data Center using the options on the Cluster Configuration page.

• The selection DXC provides the OS License key is activated by default. If you do not want DXC to provide the OS License key, deactivate this selection.
• Select 2 to 16 servers from the Member Nodes Hardware Location pull-down menu.
  
  Note:  The data center in the example above ('Markham') is a Single Data Center. When you configure a Microsoft® Windows Cluster of Physical Servers using a Single Data Center, the data center you see will be different.
• Select a Microsoft® Windows Server® Version.
• Service Level is prepopulated.
• To continue configuration of the Microsoft® Windows Cluster of Physical Servers, go here.

8. Configure the Cluster of Physical Servers for a Dual Data Center using the options on the Cluster Configuration page.
   
   

• The selection DXC provides the OS License key is activated by default. If you do not want DXC to provide the OS License key, deactivate this selection.
• The selection Evenly span both Locations is deactivated by default.
  
  Note: The data centers in the example above ('Alpharetta' and 'Suwanee') are the two data centers of a Dual Data Center pair. When you configure a Microsoft® Windows Cluster of Physical Servers using a Dual Data Center, the data centers you see on the Cluster Configuration page will be different.
  
  Choose one of the following options:
  
  1)  To select member nodes hardware for only the Dual Data Center displayed in the Cluster Location field, keep the Evenly span both Locations selection deactivated.
  
  2)  To evenly span member nodes hardware at both Dual Data Center locations, activate the Evenly span both Locations selection.  

• For each Member Nodes Hardware Location pull-down menu displayed, select a number of servers in compliance with the instructions.
  
  Note:  If you activated the Evenly span both Locations selection, you will see two Member Nodes Hardware Location pull-down menus. Otherwise, you will see only one.

• Select a Microsoft® Windows Server® Version.
• Service Level is prepopulated.

9. Continue configuration of the Microsoft® Windows Cluster of Physical Servers using the options on the Shared Storage Configuration page.
   
   

• Make a selection from the Block Storage Offering pull-down menu.
  
  Note:  Not all data centers have the same storage options. Contact your DXC Account Representative if a required storage type is not available at the desired data center location.
• Select a Volume Size.
• Enter a Volume Name in accordance with the instructions.
• Optional. To add an additional shared volume for this cluster, clickin the lower right corner to display another Shared Storage Configuration page.
  
  Note:  Add any number of shared volumes by clickingin the lower right corner of each Shared Storage Configuration page.
• Configuration of the Microsoft® Windows Cluster of Physical Servers is complete. Continue with the next step.

10. Select either Order Now to order the catalog item immediately or Add to Order to put the catalog item in the shopping cart.

Note:  If your order will consist of multiple catalog items or if you do not want to submit your order immediately, use the Add to Order option to add the catalog item to the shopping cart.