Add a Windows Target Cluster Environment in DCT

Prerequisites

• Add all nodes of the Windows target cluster as standalone target environments first. For more information, see Add a Windows Target Standalone Environment in DCT.

• For additional prerequisites and restrictions, see Adding a SQL Server Cluster Target Environment.

Steps

1. Log in to the DCT instance.

2. On the Home page, click + Infrastructure Connections.

3. On the Create Infrastructure Connection page, select the previously added Continuous Data Engine.

4. Enter a name for the Windows target cluster connection.
   

5. Click Next. On the Host and Server tab, select the following:

   • Host OS: Windows

   • Host Type: Target

   • Server Type: Cluster

6. Click Next. On the Settings page:

   • Enter the cluster address of the Windows Failover Cluster.

   • Select a host that is not a node in the cluster as the Connector Environment.

   • Enter the OS Username and OS Password for the target environment.

   • Click Validate Credentials.

7. Click Next. Review the Windows target cluster environment details and click Submit. DCT discovers the Windows target cluster environment on the associated engine.