Following the deployment of a VMM management server in a cluster and with the knowledge that VMM 2012 does not automatically create the VMM library when installed in a high-availability mode, we now need to deploy the VMM library. Since we are talking about a high available deployment, the VMM library will have to be HA, as well.
In this recipe, we will go through the deployment of a file server cluster to be used as the VMM library. You can use an existing file server cluster as the library as long as it meets the system requirements for SC 2012 R2.
VMM 2012 R2 includes support for designated network file shares on Windows 2012 servers as the storage location for the VMM library.
To start with, make sure your hardware meets the VMM library requirements, as discussed in Chapter 1, VMM 2012 Architecture, and note the following points:
The hardware must meet the qualifications for Windows Server 2012.
The storage...