Hello,
We are looking to use Windows 2012 servers as a file server. We want high availability so we like the concept of the cluster. We like the ability to take one server down for maintenance and still be able to provide files to end users. I have read scattered information around the net (links below). We also want to incorporate the deduplication feature offers from Windows 2012. Our storage will be from Amazon S3 (iSCSI volume using gateway-cache). Our Windows 2012 Servers will be virtual machines.
http://clusteringformeremortals.com/2012/12/31/windows-server-2012-clustering-step-by-step/
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg232621%28v=ws.10%29.aspx
From the information provided, what should I be aware of before I take this journey of building and testing? Our client machines are mostly Windows 7.
Thanks ahead,
TT