How to Cluster the File System

To start the Failover Cluster Management program in Windows Server 2008, click Start, Programs, Administrative Tools, and then click Failover Cluster Management.

In the left pane, right-click Failover Cluster Management, and then click Manage a Cluster.

In the Select a cluster to manage dialog box, enter the cluster to be managed, and then click OK.

In the left pane, click the cluster, click Services and Applications, and then click an existing clustered service or application that contains a Physical Disk, IP Address, and Network Name resource. To create a clustered service or application with a Physical Disk, IP Address, and Network Name resource if one does not already exist, follow the steps in How to Create a Cluster Group with a Disk, IP Address, and Name Resource.

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A Network Name and IP Address are used to create a Client Access Point in Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering.

To start the Provision a Shared Folder Wizard, right-click the clustered service or application, and then click Add a shared folder.

To add the file share resource to the cluster group, follow the steps in the Provision a Shared Folder Wizard.

• If the clustered file share resource is going to be used with the File adapter, grant full control permissions to the account used by the BizTalk Host for the File adapter send and receive handlers. This should be done for both NTFS and share level (SMB) permissions.
  
  
• If the clustered file share resource is going to be used with the Base EDI adapter, grant full control permissions to the account used by the BizTalk Host for the Base EDI adapter send and receive handlers and the account used by the BizTalk Base EDI Service. This should be done for both NTFS and share level (SMB) permissions.
  
  

To start the Cluster Administrator program, click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Cluster Administrator.

Click to select a cluster group other than the quorum group that contains a Physical Disk, IP Address, and Network Name resource. To create a group with a Physical Disk, IP Address, and Network Name resource if one does not already exist, follow the steps in How to Create a Cluster Group with a Disk, IP Address, and Name Resource.

On the File menu, point to New, and then click Resource.

In the New Resource dialog box, enter a value for the Name field, for example FileShareCluster.

In the Resource type drop-down list, click File Share, and then click Next.

In the Possible Owners dialog box, include each cluster node as a possible owner of the file share resource, and then click Next.

In the Dependencies dialog box, add a dependency to a name resource and the disk resource associated with this group, and then click Next.

Create a folder on the disk that is used by the cluster disk resource. This will be the physical location used by the clustered file share resource.

In the File Share Parameters dialog box, enter a value for the Share name and the Path text boxes. The Path should point to the folder that was created on the disk used by the disk resource.

Set the appropriate share level permissions, and then click Finish.

• If the clustered file share resource is going to be used with the File adapter, grant full control permissions to the account used by the BizTalk Host for the File adapter send and receive handlers.
  
  
• If the clustered file share resource is going to be used with the Base EDI adapter, grant full control permissions to the account used by the BizTalk Host for the Base EDI adapter send and receive handlers and the account used by the BizTalk Base EDI Service.