I have a 3 Node Windows 2012 cluster and I have a Scale-Out File server (Service) running called "STORAGE". I have a working file share, pointing to C:\ClusterStorage\Volume2\Shared Called SHARED... Everything works great. If I ping STORAGE, I get back the IP running on the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet/network. This share is a common share that my users can use for anything, low bandwidth low demand. THey can access it from any computer on the network by going to \\Storage and then opening or mapping the "Shared" folder inside.
I have another folder in my cluster volume2 C:\ClusterStorage\Volume2\backup and I have another network that is also clustered and working just fine 192.168.0.0/24 If it is not already obvious I plan to do backups on this other network and use the backup folder. This is bandwidth intensive and I want to separate my networks. So I go to the Scale-Out File server role (Called STORAGE) go to resources and I add a Client Access Point (CAP) and select the 192.168.0.0/24 network and I give it a static IP 192.168.0.145 can call it BACKUPS. I wait for the DNS to propagate and I can ping it fine from any node and then right mouse click on the Storage service and Select Add File share...Select "ON \\Name: Backups.. I select the It opens the wizard (the same way it did when I created the "SHARED" share) and I select the SMB Quick share and I see both of the "Server Names" STORAGE and BACKUPS" I select Backups and enter my Custom path C:\ClusterStorage\Volume2\backup and it barks at me saying that the "The Entered path is not valid for the selected server. Please enter a new path or select a different server."
So I am scratching my head here.. If I select the STORAGE file server name, and keep the same path as above it works fine. I don't knwo if I am doing this the wrong way or something else is wrong, but I simply want to make a share called Backups that goes to C:\ClusterStorage\Volume2\backup BUT uses the 192.168.0.0/24 network. I have tried it on the Node with the file server ownership and another node just to try something. I have tried to add an IP resource to the STORAGE service 192.168.0.144 (which I can do) but if I go to the UNC of the IP, it only shows the local shares on that server node. I can ping Backups and the other IP in the last step, but I can't make the share to my backup folder.
I am relativity new to Clustering and Windows 2012, so any help would be very appreciated!