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Microsoft Windows Failover Clusters - Process Steps

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Bring Resources Online

Bring clustered resources online.

Name Type Description Required
Cluster Name String Leave blank to specify the local cluster. No
Resource List String A comma-separated list of resources to bring online. Yes
Run Commands In Parallel? Boolean If checked, all commands will be run in parallel. No

Bring Services or Applications Online

Bring clustered services or applications (resource groups) online.

Name Type Description Required
Cluster Name String Leave blank to specify the local cluster. No
Run Commands In Parallel? Boolean If checked, all commands will be run in parallel. No
Service or Application List String A comma-separated list of services and/or applications to bring online. Yes

Move Services or Applications to Node

Move a clustered service or application to a different node.

Name Type Description Required
Cluster Name String Leave blank to specify the local cluster. No
Node Name String   Yes
Service or Application Name String A comma-separated list of services and/or application to move to another node. Yes

Start Cluster Node

Start the cluster service on one node in the cluster. If this is the first node started, it will wait for other nodes to join. The cluster will begin to run when a quorum has formed.

Name Type Description Required
Cluster Name String Leave blank to specify the local cluster. No
Node Name String Leave blank to specify the local node. No

Start Cluster Service

Start the cluster service on all nodes that are not yet started.

Name Type Description Required
Cluster Name String Leave blank to start the local cluster. No
Wait Time String Specifies the time in seconds to wait before starting. Leave blank to wait until there is a quorum. No

Stop Cluster Node

Stop the cluster service on one node in the cluster. This will fail if it would bring the cluster below quorum.

Name Type Description Required
Cluster Name String Leave blank to specify the local cluster. No
Node Name String Leave blank to specify the local node. No

Stop Cluster Service

Stop the cluster service on all nodes in a failover cluster, which will stop all services and applications configured in the cluster.

Name Type Description Required
Cluster Name String Leave blank to stop the local cluster. No

Take Resources Offline

Take clustered resources offline.

Name Type Description Required
Cluster Name String Leave blank to specify the local cluster. No
Resource List String A comma-separated list of resources to take offline. Yes
Run Commands In Parallel? Boolean If checked, all commands will be run in parallel. No

Take Services or Applications Offline

Take clustered services or applications (resource groups) offline.

Name Type Description Required
Cluster Name String Leave blank to specify the local cluster. No
Run Commands In Parallel? Boolean If checked, all commands will be run in parallel. No
Service or Application List String A comma-separated list of services and/or applications to bring offline. Yes
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