This article will teach you how to Configuring Cluster Quorum Witness in Windows Failover Cluster Quorum modes that are needed for the availability groups. The cluster database configuration, also named the quorum, provides details as to which cluster node must be active at any specified time in the cluster setup. I have set up a basic 2-node Windows server cluster, where I have two servers (SRV2022-01 and SRV2022-02) running Windows Server 2022 and one running Windows Server 2022 Domain Controller (DC2022). It also assumes that Node01 and Node02 will communicate with each other over two network connections; I have labeled them Primary and Cluster.
Now enable the failover clustering feature on both the servers we need to add to the cluster. Visit Microsoft to learn about how to set the cluster quorum.
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Enable Failover Clustering Feature PowerShell
To enable failover clustering features and management tools via the PowerShell command,. Type the following PowerShell command and then hit enter.
Install-WindowsFeature -Name Failover-Clustering –IncludeManagementTools
We do not have any shared storage, and I am not using a node and disk quorum as suggested. Alternatively, I will use the File Share Witness quorum.
Follow this article on how to configure file share witness in Server 2022.
Configuring Cluster Quorum Witness
Open Failover cluster manager, right-click on your cluster (Cluster.jamiltech.local), choose More Actions, and then select Configure cluster quorum settings.
Configure the Cluster Quorum Wizard and click on the next button.
In the Select the Quorum Witness page, select the box “Advanced Quorum Configuration” and then choose Next.
Select all nodes from the “select voting configuration” page, and then choose next.
Select the box “configure a file share witness” and then click next.
Enter the share path in the “file share path” box or choose the browse button to select, to configure a file share witness screen.
Click on the Browse button.
Type quorum shared server name, choose check names and then choose ok.
Click ok
Click next
Review the confirmation screen with the configured quorum settings and then choose next.
Choose the finish button to complete the quorum settings.
Now current host server Node01 is SRV2022-01.
After testing Current Host Server Node02 is SRV2022-02.
