Overview

Failover cluster allows us to failover all services and the IP from one server to the other. As normal, firstly we have to enable and install it, as it is not installed by default:

Enable

To enable the failover, we have to follow very similar procedure as with the LDAP:

Server Manager → Manager → Add Roles & Features

Before you begin → Next

Installation Type → Press the Role based or Feature based radio button → Next

Server Select → Select the server you wish to install it too → Next

Server Roles → Next

Features → Click on the “Failover clustering” → Add features

Confirmation → Tick on the “Restart destination server automatically if required” → Next

Results → Wait a little → Close

Configuration

To configure the failover cluster, again via the server manager :) .

Server manager → Tools→ Failover Cluster Manager

Failover Cluster Manager → Action → Create Cluster

Before you begin → Next

Select Servers → Add all servers (winnodea and winnodeb in our case)

Validation Tests → Up to you → Next

(In case you selected “YES) → Just click Next → Next → Next :)

Access Points for Administering the Cluster → Choose the Cluster Name → Next