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Requirements
This section describes the CloudShell clustering requirements.
The following table lists the requirements for the following infrastructure components: NICs, Switches and host.
Based on the CloudShell High Availability Deployment Guide, the administrator should select the optimal set up for the environment (4/6/8 nodes on physical or virtual machines).
For additional requirements to configure Web Server Load Balancing, see Requirements.
4 machines High availability setup
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Quali Application Server, License server, CloudShell Portal | - 2 machines running Windows 2012 Server Standard or Datacenter edition and above
- 2 network adapters (one for cluster use and one for client use)
- Failover cluster role installed
- Windows Failover Cluster Manager installed
- 4 IP addresses free in the client subnet (for Cluster front, and components roles)
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SQL cluster | - According to prerequisites listed in the SQL clustering solution
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6 machines High availability setup
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CloudShell HA (Quali Application Server plus License server) | - 2 machines running Windows 2012 Server Standard or Datacenter edition and above
- 2 network adapters (one for cluster use and one for client use)
- Failover cluster role installed
- Windows Failover Cluster Manager installed
- 3 Available IPs in the client subnet (for Cluster front and components roles)
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CloudShell Portal | - 2 machines running Windows 2012 Server Standard or Datacenter edition and above
- 2 network adapters (one for cluster use and one for client use)
- Failover cluster role installed
- Cluster is configured using Windows Failover Cluster Manager
- Available IP in the client subnet (for Cluster front)
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SQL cluster | - According to prerequisites listed in the SQL clustering solution
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8 machines High availability setup
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CloudShell HA (Quali Application Server plus License server) | - 2 machines running Windows 2012 Server Standard or Datacenter edition and above
- 2 network adapters (one for cluster use and one for client use)
- Failover cluster role installed
- Windows Failover Cluster Manager installed
- 3 Available IPs in the client subnet (for Cluster front and components roles)
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CloudShell Portal (2 Portal servers plus 2 Load Balancing Servers) | 2 machines with CloudShell Portal (see 6 machines setup) 2 machines with: - Windows 2012 Server Standard or Datacenter edition and above
- 2 network adapters (one for cluster use and one for client use)
- IIS 8 and above installed
- ASP.NET 4.5 enabled on IIS 8.0
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SQL cluster | - According to prerequisites listed in the SQL clustering solution
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