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# Build the cluster

[The original Microsoft guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/hyper-converged-solution-using-storage-spaces-direct) was a bit unclear in my opinion and so was the [new-cluster cmdlet](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/powershell/windows/failoverclusters/new-cluster) page. So anyway this is what I learned from this:

* The "name" is a netbios name, so should be less than 15 characters long
* The staticaddress is the adress you will give to the cluster.

So, execute this cmdlet.

```
New-Cluster –Name MyFirstCluster –Node HC1,HC2 –NoStorage -StaticAddress 192.168.1.15
```

You might get a warning:

![](https://3108435343-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lp2rB1gAFhoLXwsXIIR%2F-Lp2rDugz51IbJxnu7OE%2F-Lp2sDfE7iQm3WHjyL7L%2Fclusterwarning1.PNG?generation=1568801884376751\&alt=media)

All in all, if you check the logs and the clusterwitness is the cause of the error, there shouldn't be any concern:

![](https://3108435343-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lp2rB1gAFhoLXwsXIIR%2F-Lp2rDugz51IbJxnu7OE%2F-Lp2sDfGQSWPq0y_ZtCy%2Fclusterwarning2.PNG?generation=1568801884142342\&alt=media)

Our next step will be to configure the cluster witness.

Also, when in doubt, just verify!

![](https://3108435343-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lp2rB1gAFhoLXwsXIIR%2F-Lp2rDugz51IbJxnu7OE%2F-Lp2sDfIZTs0zCFtfsVT%2Fclustertest1.PNG?generation=1568801884140882\&alt=media)

![](https://3108435343-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lp2rB1gAFhoLXwsXIIR%2F-Lp2rDugz51IbJxnu7OE%2F-Lp2sDfKGdYg6U2v2VUA%2Fclustertest2.PNG?generation=1568801884144473\&alt=media)