1. Install Windows Server into All 3 (or 4) Servers.
| #1 “Master Windows Core Platform Server” | This machine Provides Active Directory, DNS and DHCP Services (if your Service Network does not have it). This node requires only 1 Network connection. |
| #2 “Storage and Sub Core Platform Server” | Storage Service is provided to Hyper-V Cluster servers with Shared iSCSI SAN disk. As per the demand and your wish, this node will have additional roles such as Remote Desktop Controller (Broker, Gateway etc) and MDT (Microsoft Deployment Tool Kit for Zero Touch Network Auto Build). As iSCSI SAN Storage requires the Dedicated Network, Extra USB high Speed NIC is necessary. PC internal Disks should be upgraded to 1TB or more. (If your PC allows, 1 or 2 TB 2nd Disk is to be installed.) |
| #3 “Hyper-V Node with Failover Cluster” | This is very simplified machine having only role of Hyper-V Hyper Visor. We will set up the Hyper-V service by Failover Cluster so that maintenance and scalability of Virtual Machine platform can be ensured. The Failover Cluster uses the shared disk so that VM can be moved among HV nodes. iSCSI Network Connection is required through extra USB NIC so you need to add it. |
| #4 “More Hyper-V node as member of Cluster” | As demand and your necessary capacity of VM platform for testing many, you can add more hyper-V machines into Cluster. This node will requires the iSCSI connection to use the shared disk. This node will need the extra USB NIC. Not #4 only, you can add any more hyper-V unless your budget constrains. |
- Make sure you installed the Driver properly so that it can keep the best performance provide.
- Complete Physical Setup
2. Install Setup Windows Server baseline and Network
- As it is supposed to be the Laptop PC, ensure the machine never get suspended when the display gets closed. Also, the power saver is never necessary.
3. Create Active Directory Domain, DNS and DHCP with 1st Server AD DC Promotion
4. Create basic Active Directory OU Structure
5. Setup DNS and DHCP for support any Windows Server/Client in your Lab.
6. Setup iSCSI Storage Server with iSCSI Storage Newtork
7. Connect 3rd (or additional hyper-V node) into iSCSI network
8. Setup 3rd (or additional hyper-V node) in Hyper-V/Failover Cluster Readiness
9. Setup Single node 1st Hyper-V Cluster with 3rd node
10. Option – add additional hyper-V node into Hyper-V Cluster.
11. Option – Setup Remote VDI service via Hyper-V failover cluster node.