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Thursday, May 9, 2019 12:44 AM

Hi community,

Is that possible to add a second virtual IP address (on different subnet from the first VIP) on a windows failover cluster?

I don't find where I can add it from the console.

Thanks for your return.

BR,

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Thursday, May 9, 2019 3:41 AM ✅Answered | 1 vote

Hi,

What is the OS version of your cluster node?

I'm not sure the virtual IP you would added if it is with Cluster Object Name (CNO) or Client Access point for role.

If you want to add second IP to CNO,please refer to the follow article.

https://clusteringformeremortals.com/2014/01/14/creating-a-multi-site-cluster-in-windows-azure-for-disaster-recovery-azure-cloud/

Please note the part： ADD AN ADDITIONAL IP ADDRESS TO THE CLUSTER NAME OBJECT

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https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Failover-Clustering/Configuring-IP-Addresses-and-Dependencies-for-Multi-Subnet/ba-p/371673?collapse_discussion=true&q=multi%20site%20CLUSTER%20NAME%20OBJECT&search_type=thread

If you want to another CAP,please refer to it below

Then follow the guide.

Best Regards,

Frank

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Thursday, May 9, 2019 12:36 PM | 1 vote

"Is that possible to add a second virtual IP address (on different subnet from the first VIP) on a windows failover cluster?"

Could we ask why you want to do this?  Other than the situation Frank has highlighted (remote site failover), I have never seen two VIPs for the same resource.  Even in the remote site environment, only one VIP is active.  So maybe if we knew the reason you want to do this, we could provide a better answer for you.

tim

Monday, May 13, 2019 7:56 AM

Hi,
Just checking in to see if the information provided was helpful. Please let us know if you would like further assistance.

Best Regards,

Frank

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Tuesday, May 14, 2019 12:04 AM

Hi,

In ou environement each server has 2 IP addresses, one in the private network and another on the Cloud network (managed by the operator). The backup team asked us to add a VIP in the Cloud subnet so the backup solution (in cloud subnet) could communicate with the VIP instead of the IP of each node directly.

Regards.

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 12:10 AM

Hi Frank,

It's ok, thank for your assistance.

I simply did it by powershell: 

  • Create the IP address ressource

Add-ClusterResource -Name "Seconde VIP" -ResourceType "IP Address" -Group "Cluster Group"

  • Apply the IP address:

Get-ClusterResource -Name "Backup IP Address" | Set-ClusterParameter -Multiple @{"Address"="X.X.X.X";"Network"="Cluster Network 1";"EnableDhcp"=0}

Regards,

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 2:24 AM

Hi,

Thanks for your update and support.

Best Regards,

Frank

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