WIN2K3 Enterprise Cluster & FireWire ??

[Guest w2k3e_install]

Can I use a IEEE 1394 FireWire drive (attached to both the machines) as

shared drive? How can I trick this as a SCSI device? Thanks.

[Guest Theo]

Re: WIN2K3 Enterprise Cluster & FireWire ??

 

As far as I know you cannot have a single drive attached to

two different computers at the same time. You may want to

consider Network Attached Storage (NAS) for your situation.

 

 

w2k3e_install wrote:

> Can I use a IEEE 1394 FireWire drive (attached to both the machines) as

> shared drive? How can I trick this as a SCSI device? Thanks.

[Guest w2k3e_install]

Re: WIN2K3 Enterprise Cluster & FireWire ??

 

How much may be the cost of implementing with NAS? Can you please refer any

paper/document on this?

My system isn't a production system. I am doing this for my personal

experience & pleasure. This FireWire technology worked fine with Linux/Oracle

RAC and thought might work with WIN2K3 EE also. Does anybody know a cheapest

way to implement WIN2K3 Cluster technology?

Thanks.

"Theo" wrote:

> As far as I know you cannot have a single drive attached to

> two different computers at the same time. You may want to

> consider Network Attached Storage (NAS) for your situation.

>

>

> w2k3e_install wrote:

> > Can I use a IEEE 1394 FireWire drive (attached to both the machines) as

> > shared drive? How can I trick this as a SCSI device? Thanks.

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: WIN2K3 Enterprise Cluster & FireWire ??

 

The easiest way to implement clustering on a Server 2k3 system for testing

purposes (non-production) is to use Virtual Server and create your VMs with

SCSI drives. There's a useful whitepaper on the subject here:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/virtualserver/deploy/cvs2005.mspx

 

Windows will not support using firewire for this.

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"w2k3e_install" <w2k3einstall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:CE1690A0-CC59-428E-ACBA-49EED2C9E404@microsoft.com...

> How much may be the cost of implementing with NAS? Can you please refer

> any

> paper/document on this?

> My system isn't a production system. I am doing this for my personal

> experience & pleasure. This FireWire technology worked fine with

> Linux/Oracle

> RAC and thought might work with WIN2K3 EE also. Does anybody know a

> cheapest

> way to implement WIN2K3 Cluster technology?

> Thanks.

> "Theo" wrote:

>

>> As far as I know you cannot have a single drive attached to

>> two different computers at the same time. You may want to

>> consider Network Attached Storage (NAS) for your situation.

>>

>>

>> w2k3e_install wrote:

>> > Can I use a IEEE 1394 FireWire drive (attached to both the machines) as

>> > shared drive? How can I trick this as a SCSI device? Thanks.

>>

[Guest w2k3e_install]

Re: WIN2K3 Enterprise Cluster & FireWire ??

 

Thanks for the tips but my plan is to use both the PCs. So, I want to avoid

VMWare. How about a Cheap NAS & WIN2K3 Majority Node Set (that will eliminate

Shared Disk for the Qurum disk)? Anybody has done it?

Thanks.

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> The easiest way to implement clustering on a Server 2k3 system for testing

> purposes (non-production) is to use Virtual Server and create your VMs with

> SCSI drives. There's a useful whitepaper on the subject here:

> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/virtualserver/deploy/cvs2005.mspx

>

> Windows will not support using firewire for this.

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "w2k3e_install" <w2k3einstall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:CE1690A0-CC59-428E-ACBA-49EED2C9E404@microsoft.com...

> > How much may be the cost of implementing with NAS? Can you please refer

> > any

> > paper/document on this?

> > My system isn't a production system. I am doing this for my personal

> > experience & pleasure. This FireWire technology worked fine with

> > Linux/Oracle

> > RAC and thought might work with WIN2K3 EE also. Does anybody know a

> > cheapest

> > way to implement WIN2K3 Cluster technology?

> > Thanks.

> > "Theo" wrote:

> >

> >> As far as I know you cannot have a single drive attached to

> >> two different computers at the same time. You may want to

> >> consider Network Attached Storage (NAS) for your situation.

> >>

> >>

> >> w2k3e_install wrote:

> >> > Can I use a IEEE 1394 FireWire drive (attached to both the machines) as

> >> > shared drive? How can I trick this as a SCSI device? Thanks.

> >>

>

[Guest Jud Hendrix]

Re: WIN2K3 Enterprise Cluster & FireWire ??

 

On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:53:06 -0800, w2k3e_install

<w2k3einstall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Can I use a IEEE 1394 FireWire drive (attached to both the machines) as

>shared drive? How can I trick this as a SCSI device? Thanks.

 

You can connect it to one computer, and share it via Ethernet ;-)

 

jud

[Guest w2k3e_install]

Re: WIN2K3 Enterprise Cluster & FireWire ??

 

Can you please tell how, specifically how this IDE device may be considered

as SCSI or iSCSI to WIN2K3?

Thanks.

 

"Jud Hendrix" wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:53:06 -0800, w2k3e_install

> <w2k3einstall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

> >Can I use a IEEE 1394 FireWire drive (attached to both the machines) as

> >shared drive? How can I trick this as a SCSI device? Thanks.

>

> You can connect it to one computer, and share it via Ethernet ;-)

>

> jud

>

[Guest Jud Hendrix]

Re: WIN2K3 Enterprise Cluster & FireWire ??

 

On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:40:00 -0800, w2k3e_install

<w2k3einstall@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Can you please tell how, specifically how this IDE device may be considered

>as SCSI or iSCSI to WIN2K3?

 

I leave the answer to that one, to one of the more qualified technical

wizzards around here :-)

 

jud