Storage server 2003, enterprise edition, Reformatting a cluster disk – Dell PowerVault 770N (Deskside NAS Appliance) User Manual

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12. Rejoin the node to the domain.

13. Start Cluster Administrator on the remaining node and perform the following steps:

a. Join the node to the cluster.

b. Move the necessary resources to the evicted node.

If the evicted node was your active node, you must manually failover the resources to the node.

14. Open the Windows Event Viewer and check for any errors.

Changing the Cluster Service Account Password in Windows

Storage Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

To change the Cluster Service (MSCS) account password for all nodes in a cluster running Windows Storage Server 2003,

Enterprise Edition, open a command prompt and type the following syntax:

Cluster /cluster:[cluster_name] /changepass

where cluster_name is the name of your cluster.

For help with changing the cluster password, type the following:

cluster /changepass /help

Reformatting a Cluster Disk

NOTE:

Ensure that all client systems are disconnected from the cluster disk before you perform this procedure.

1. Click the Start button and select Programs

Administrative ToolsCluster Administrator.

2. In the Cluster Administrator left window pane, expand the Groups directory.

3. In the Groups directory, right-click a cluster resource group that contains the disk to be reformatted, and select Take

Offline.

4. In the Cluster Administrator right window pane, right-click the physical disk you are reformatting and select Bring

Online.

5. In the Cluster Administer right window pane, right-click the physical disk you are reformatting and select

Properties.

The Properties window appears.

6. Click the Advanced tab.

7. In the Advanced tab menu in the "Looks Alive" poll interval box, select Specify value.

8. In the Specify value field, type:

6000000

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