Adding an Access Connect Service to a Cluster

You can configure the cluster for Access Connect in a number of ways:

• If you already have set up a Cluster Group, simply add Access Connect as a generic service to your Cluster Group.
• If you do not have any existing cluster group, follow the steps in the sections below, which take you through the process of using the Cluster Application Wizard® to configure the cluster group.
• Or, you may use another method with which you are familiar.

If folders shared over SMB for Windows clients reside on the same physical disk as your Access Connect volumes, you can add the Access Connect service to an existing group. In addition, when using an active/active configuration with Windows SMB shares, you may want to install and configure Windows DFS (Distributed File System). DFS makes it easier for connected users to find shared folders on the network without having to learn multiple IPs or DNS names. For more information, see Microsoft’s DFS documentation. Although the Macintosh client does not support DFS, Access Connect has the ability to make DFS volumes available to Macintosh clients.