INFO: Use the "-localquorum" Switch to Install a Single-Node MSCS Cluster

ID: Q245626

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Cluster Server, versions 1.0, 1.1

SUMMARY

If you specify the "-localquorum" parameter when starting the Microsoft Cluster Server setup program you will get a Local Quorum Cluster.

MORE INFORMATION

This foregoes the need of having a shared SCSI disk and thus you can install a Cluster on a regular workstation running Windows NT 4.0 Server Enterprise Edition or Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Data Center. This setup is ideal for developing and testing custom resource DLL's and Cluster-aware applications. However, you won't be able to test failover capabilities nor properly test a resource that has a dependency on a disk resource.

This option is available only for development purposes and is not supported for production systems.

To install a Windows NT 4.0 Local Quorum Cluster:

Insert the Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition Component CD.

Run "setup -localquorum" from the \MSCS\cluster\i386 (or alpha) directory.

This starts the "Microsoft Cluster Server Setup" wizard.

To install a Windows 2000 Local Quorum Cluster:

From the Control Panel select "Add/Remove Programs" application.

Select "Add/Remove Windows Components".

Select "Cluster Service" and click Next. Finish the setup.

From %systemroot%\cluster run "cluscfg -localquorum"

This starts the "Cluster Service Configuration" wizard.

From this point follow the wizard just as if you were setting up a regular Cluster. The only difference is that you will not be prompted to select the Quorum disk.

Additional query words: local quorum localquorum cluscfg

Keywords : kbClustServ kbClustServ100 kbClustServ110
Version : winnt:1.0,1.1
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo