Enable failover clustering on each node

On each node, do the following:

  1. Log in to the Windows Server as Administrator.

  2. Open the Server Manager.

  3. Click Add roles and features.

    The Add Roles and Features Wizard appears.

    1. In the Before You Begin window, click Next.

    2. In the Installation Type window, select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next.

    3. In the Server Selection window, select Select a server from the server pool and select the current server and then click Next.

    4. In the Server Roles window, click Next.

    5. In the Features window, select Failover Clustering.

      The Add features that are required for Failover Clustering window appears.

      Select Include management tools (if applicable) and click Add Features.

      Click Next.

    6. In the Confirmation window, click Install.

    7. When the installation is complete, click Close.

After you have prepared the operating system on all of the nodes, "Create the cluster" on Node 1.