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Vijay · Guest

I have requirement to use command line options for creating 2 node cluster.
I have used cluster.exe from command line.

cluster sqlcluster /create /ipaddr:10.1.10.150 /pass:password
/user:mydomain\SQLCluSrv /node:SQL-01 /verbose /min

where,
sqlcluster - cluster name

I want to use SAN drives for Quorum and SQL server, which I want install on
cluster.

After I run this command, cluster has been created. but it created with
Local quorum drive by default. There is an option in wizard you can choose
other drive (e.g "Drive Q:" that is SAN disk). I want to know how can I
configure my SAN disk (Drive Q:) as quorum drive or resource from command
line.

Also I want to know how to create resource as Physical Disk resource. I
tried to use "cluster resource" command as follows

cluster resource "Disk Q:" /create /group:"Cluster Group" /type:"Physical
Disk"

Resource is created. but disk parameters of this resource shows my C: drive.
I want to give SAN disk (say Drive Q:) for this resource. How can i acheive
this from commandline. I was able to do this from cluster administrator
wizard.

Any help on this is highly appreciated.

Thanks

Mike Rosado [MSFT] · Guest

Hi Vijay,

In order to use Cluster.exe to add a Physical Disk resource, you would need
to type the following:

cluster res "Disk Q:" /Create /group:"Cluster Group" /Type:"physical
disk"

cluster res "Disk Q:" /priv signature=1405929673

The signature in Hex was obtained from:

HKLM/System/CCS/Services/Clusdisk/Parameters/Available Disks

NOTE: That the signature must be entered as a decimal value for the
command line syntax to be valid.

Sometimes during the 2nd command line step of adding the Signature, you may
received a System Error 87.
If this error is encountered, then you will need to locate the GUID in the
registry under

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Cluster\Resources\<GUID>\Parameters

to manually added the Signature key as a DWORD value in order to bring it
Online in Cluster Administrator.

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Hope this helps,
Mike Rosado
Windows 2000 MCSE + MCDBA
Microsoft Enterprise Platform Support
Windows NT/2000/2003 Cluster Technologies

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John Toner [MVP] · Guest

FYI, you should also be able to use the hex value of the disk signature in
the command as long as you add 0x to indicated it's a hex value. For
example:

cluster res "Disk Q:" /priv signature=0x53CCC8C9

....would be the same as:

cluster res "Disk Q:" /priv signature=1405929673

Both commands are valid.

Regards,
John

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