How to create a Server Cluster running VM on SMB file share in Windows 2012

How to create a Server Cluster running VM on SMB file share in Windows 2012 - Step by step with screenshots

In this article, we will show you how to create a file server cluster running Hyper-V™ virtual machines on SMB file shares. You will create the file share, configure delegation, and then create a new VM on SMB storage.

Step 1: How to Create a File Server Cluster in Windows 2012 - Step by step with screenshots - The first of all, we will create a file server cluster that can run virtual machines.

Step 2: How to create the shared folder for Hyper-V in Windows 2012 - Step by step with screenshots - In this step, you will create a shared folder for Hyper-V that will be configured for continuous availability, and will have permissions configured so that the Hyper-V computer account has access to the share.

Step 3: How to enable delegation for Hyper-V to access VM in windows 2012 - Step by step with screenshots - To ensure the Hyper-V server can access file shares when running SMB-based virtual machines, you must enable delegation and Hyper-V VMs must have their computer accounts enabled.

Step 4: How to Create an SMB-Based VM In windows 2012 Cluster - Step by step with screenshots - We will create a new virtual machine shared folder. This configuration allows the virtual machine to leverage a highly-available file server instead of costly SAN storage as its primary storage location.

Step 5: How to transfer storage between nodes in Windows 2012 Cluster - Step by step with screenshots - Validating Failover of Clustered SMB-Based Virtual Machines by processing of transferring the cluster file share containing virtual machines to another node.

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