{"id":13821,"date":"2012-11-22T13:08:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=13821"},"modified":"2012-11-22T13:08:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-22T13:08:00","slug":"build-a-windows-server-2012-hyper-v-cluster-using-powershell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=13821","title":{"rendered":"Build a Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cluster Using PowerShell"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve previously posted<\/a> a short and basic script that would build a Hyper-V Failover Cluster, but I\u2019ve updated that script since for use in demos.  You can find my new script below.<\/p>\n

What does it do?<\/p>\n

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  1. A new cluster is built with no attached storage.  My latest incarnation of my demos uses a Scale-Out File Server for the storage. <\/li>\n
  2. It renames the cluster networks. Note that I\u2019ve used converged fabrics via a virtual switch. <\/li>\n
  3. Runs a function called Add-VMsToCluster which will scan all the cluster nodes for VMs to make them highly available <\/li>\n
  4. Add-VMsToCluster will run a workflow which will in turn add VMs to the cluster in parallel (up to 5 at a time \u2013 a POSH subsystem restriction that Jeff Wouters helped me identify) rather than one at a time (which would be slower) <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Things missing from the script:<\/p>\n