Create a Hyper-V Cluster in SCVMM 2012 through Failover Cluster Manager

The “System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012” (SCVMM2012) is a management solution for the virtualized datacenter. It allow you to configure and manage your virtualization host, networking, and storage resources.

Using SCVMM2012 console you can create a cluster easily. Following steps will teach you how to do it without additional networking skills.

First you need to login to an Administrator account to create the Cluster Computer Object in the AD.

Process

In the main menu of Administrator Window, click on Create and go to Hyper-V Cluster and select Create Hyper-V Cluster. 

Enter a Cluster Name under General Tab and select Use and existing Run As account. For any failure with a cluster in Windows 2008 R2, you will require an Admin Account to add the Cluster name Computer Object into the domain. It will also create a DNS.

In this step you need to select the Host group and here we are using Hyper-V as the host where our hosts are located.

Now you can select your Host to Cluster. In the below image you can see two Hosts we have added.

If you are planning to add a new node or if you assured that the nodes are fine, you can select the check box “Skip Cluster Validation Tests”

Here you will need to add a Cluster IP address. 

Out of all your disks, you may select one to cluster. In the below image you can see disks and it is depend on your machine.

In this step, VMM will automatically create an external Virtual Network. Simply click on Next to proceed.

Now you can see all the details of your cluster. Review them and click on Finish.

You can see the progress with more details of your clusters.

If you have direct attached disk, you may receive issues similar to below image. 

At least, you can see your 2 node clusters created using SCVMM 2012.

You should give some priority to this step. If you are using this cluster for a Lab or Training environment you may use “0” as the cluster reserve (nodes).

You can see the link to your Cluster Validation Test under Status Tab.

If you need to see the report, visit C:\WIndows\Cluster\Reports and you will find a MHTML file.

This report is similar to if you run the Validate Cluster through Failover Cluster Manager.

Clusters you have not selected can be seen under Available Storage Tab. You can convert available disks as CSV at any time.  

Have a look at the status of your jobs

Disks you have converted as CSV can be seen at Shared Volumes Tab. 

Visit Virtual Network Tab to see your virtual network details and in the below image you can see that the External Network process was completed.

Right Click on one of your Hosts to see more options you can proceed related to clusters.

You may need to do this process through Failover Cluster Manager to become success