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Sharing the Virtual Disk

The Microsoft SQL Cluster requires shared disks between the two Virtual Machines that are the nodes of the cluster.

Follow these steps:

1. Right-click the OSS-SQL1 virtual machine, and select Edit Settings.

   The OSS-SQL1-Virtual Machine Properties page opens.

2. From the Hardware list, select SCSI controller 1.
3. Set SCSI Bus Sharing to Virtual.
4. Repeat steps 2 through 3 for SCSI controller 2.

   

5. Select Hard Disk 2 and 3 from the device list and write down the Disk File name. Keep the names readily available for the steps ahead.

   Example: [Intermountain6] OSS-SQL1/OSS-SQL1_1.vmdk

   

6. Click OK.
7. Repeat steps 1 through 4 of this procedure for the OSS-SQL2 virtual machine.

   Note: If you could not select Thick EagerZero, when deploying the OVF, you must add the disks for OSS-SQL2.

   Note: If you do not see Hard disk 2 and Hard disk 3, skip step 7 and 8.

8. In the OSS-SQL2 virtual machine select Hard disk 2, click Remove.
9. Select Remove from virtual machine and delete files from disk, in the Removal Options.

   

10. Repeat step 7 for Hard disk 3.
11. Click Add on the top of the window. The Add Hardware wizard opens.

    Adding the hard disk also adds the SCSI Controller.

12. Select Hard Disk and click Next.

    

13. Select Use an existing virtual disk and click Next.
14. Click Browse to navigate to the Disk File location you noted in step 5 and then click Next.

    Note: Ensure that you navigate to the location for Disk 2 first.

    

15. Set the Virtual Device Node to SCSI (1:0) and click Next.

    

16. Review the options and click Finish on the Ready to Complete dialog.

    

17. Repeat steps 9 to14 using the Disk File location noted earlier for Disk 3 and set the Virtual Device Node to SCSI (2:0).

    The New SCSI controller is added.

    

18. Select the new SCSI controllers and ensure that the SCSI bus sharing is set to Virtual.
19. Click OK.

    The virtual disk configuration is complete.

20. Right-click the Microsoft SQL Server vApp and select Power On.

    Note: Ignore the warning about starting from the vApp, and click OK.