I'm attempting to setup a failover cluster in my lab for testing. After several attempts to get this to work, I'm now seeking advice. The moment I create the cluster I get the following behavior:
FIRST:
Event ID 1196
Cluster network name resource 'Cluster Name' failed registration of one or more associated DNS name(s) for the following reason:
DNS request not supported by name server.
Ensure that the network adapters associated with dependent IP address resources are configured with at least one accessible DNS server.
SECOND:
The Disks section of Server manager on both failover nodes reports the following warning:
Incomplete communication with cluster CLUSTER1. The following cluster nodes or clustered roles might be offline or have connectivity issues: CLUSTER1
THIRD:
After the cluster is created, the second node immediately takes ownership of the storage. No errors, but it seems odd that the first node isn't owner by default.
LAB ENVIRONMENT:
Windows 8.1 Desktop running Hyper-V.
- DC1 - Domain Controller - DHCP/DNS
- ISCSI - iSCSI target providing the storage
- SERVER1 - Server 1 in my cluster, accepting storage via iSCSI Initiator
- SERVER2 - Server 2 in my cluster, accepting storage via iSCSI Initiator
I have configured SERVER1 and SERVER2 with 2 NICS - 1 for regular network traffic and the other for heartbeat. My IP address scheme looks like this:
- Lab Network: 10.0.1.0/24
- Heartbeat: 10.10.10.0/24
I can confirm that after the cluster is created the computer object gets created side-by-side with the server objects. In my lab that lives under \Servers\Cluster. However, AD DNS shows no sign of a new record. I've tried manually creating a record, repairing the cluster, but still the 1196 error occurs.