Pop Quiz
Pop Quiz: High Availability (Exam 70-652)
What to do to make sure you have high VM availability.
Question: Which of the following must be completed prior to providing high availability of virtual machines (VMs)? (choose all that apply)
a. Virtual Server
b. Install Failover Clustering
c. Install Hyper-V
d. Install Virtual PC
Answer
A, B, C.
The Failover Clustering and Hyper-V roles must be installed prior to using the Create Cluster Wizard to provide high availability of VMs.
There are four basic steps to provide for high availability of VMs: install Failover Clustering and Hyper-V role on each physical server; use the Create Cluster Wizard to create a failover cluster; use the New Virtual Machine Wizard to create VMs; and use the High Availability Wizard to make each VM highly available.
Tip: Make sure that you create the VMs in a new folder and choose a storage location that will be accessible to all the servers in the cluster.
Tech Reference: TechNet, "Checklist: Configure Virtual Machines for High Availability"
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