That's what I was hoping to hear. I'm not touching the application cluster name, only the physical cluster host.
>>> "Senter, John" <john.sen...@etrade.com> 7/25/2011 8:45 AM >>> Moving the "Cluster Host Server" will only cause a blip for the users if you have resources tied to that name. So depends on the cluster setup. In the case of a SQL cluster you will have a dedicated cluster name for SQL and moving the host server around will not cause any issues since that name is not used by the clients. -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 11:41 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows clustering question After a brief search online, I think my issue is the "Current Host Server", which is shown in the Cluster Management, if you click on the node at the top, it's in the middle window. My current host server is the passive node. I've got the command to change it, but I'm waiting on a forum response as to whether running the command will cause a "blip" at all for users. Can't have that during working hours. >>> <richardmccl...@aspca.org> 7/25/2011 8:20 AM >>> When we do an RDP to the cluster name, the active note is connected. This (checking the machine name once logged in) is how we know which node it actually is (so we can do maintenance on the inactive node). -- richard Joseph Heaton <jhea...@dfg.ca.gov> wrote on 07/25/2011 10:07:13 AM: > That's what I was thinking. Does anyone out there have a Windows > Failover Cluster set up, that could verify that? > > >>> "Mayo, Bill" <bem...@pittcountync.gov> 7/25/2011 8:05 AM >>> > Should be the active node (i.e. the one that currently has the name > resource "online"). > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 11:00 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Windows clustering question > > I have a couple of Windows Failover Clusters setup, in Server 2008 > (not R2). > > My question: If I RDP into the cluster name (not individual nodes), > what node should that connect to? Should it connect to the active > node, passive node, or is it random? My thought is that it should > connect to the active node, so that I can see the clustered resources, > but is that correct? > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software. > com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software. > com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
