Replacing a cluster-enabled dell perc card – Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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To start the cluster manually from a command prompt:

1. Open a command prompt window.

2. Select the cluster folder directory by typing the following:

cd \windows\cluster

3. Start the cluster in manual mode (on one node only) with no quorum logging by typing the following:

Clussvc -debug -noquorumlogging

Cluster Service starts.

4. Run chkdsk /f on the disk designated as the quorum resource.

To run the chkdsk /f utility:

a. Open a second command prompt window.

b. Type:

chkdsk /f

5. After the chkdsk utility completes, stop MSCS by pressing <Ctrl><c>.

6. Restart Cluster Service.

To restart Cluster Service from the Services console:

a. Click the Start button and select Programs

Administrative ToolsServices.

b. In the Services window, right-click Cluster Service.

c. In the drop-down menu, click the Start button.

To restart Cluster Service from the command prompt:

a. Open the second command prompt window that you opened in

step 4

a.

b. Type the following:

Net Start Clussvc

Cluster Service restarts.

See the Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB258078 located at the Microsoft Support website at www.microsoft.com for

more information on recovering from a corrupt quorum disk.

Replacing a Cluster-Enabled Dell PERC Card

1. Connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to your system.

2. Turn off the failed node.

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