CLUSTERNG 2012 validation

i running windows 2012 cluster validation report , getting following warning. significant warning cannot ignored ? there resolution ?

 node1 not have adapter usable cluster defined default gateway.

 node2 not have adapter usable cluster defined default gateway.

appreciate response

hi,

when create cluster, cluster-networking driver detects , creates networks based on whether default gateway on adapter. if detects default gateway, network set allow clients connect , use cluster communications.

this lets cluster ip addresses , client access points (network names) use network. gives metric value starting @ 10,000. if network doesn’t have default gateway, given metric value starting @ 1,000. selected cluster communications. each network detects increases metric increment 100.

interfaces not configured default gateway configured internal cluster communications , client access not allowed unless configuration change made inside snap-in network.

so should assign default gateway @ least 1 nic if want client can access clustered service or application.

for more information please refer following ms articles:

windows server 2008 r2: networking in failover clusters
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh535729.aspx
overview of failover clustering in windows server 2008‎ 
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/b/5/3b51a025-7522-4686-aa16-8ae2e536034d/overview%20of%20failover%20clustering%20with%20windows%20server%202008.doc

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