Dell PowerVault 770N (Deskside NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 73)

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Using MSCS
Dell™ PowerVault™ NAS Fibre Channel Cluster Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Cluster Objects Groups
Cluster Networks Cluster Resources
Network Interfaces File Share Resources
Cluster Nodes Failover and Failback
This section provides information about Microsoft® Cluster Service (MSCS). This section is intended to be an overview of
MSCS and provides information about the following:
Cluster objects
Cluster networks
Network interfaces
Cluster nodes
Groups
Cluster resources
Failover and failback
For information about specific MSCS procedures, see the MSCS online help.
Cluster Objects
Cluster objects are the physical and logical units managed by MSCS. Each object is associated with the following:
One or more properties, or attributes, that define the object and its behavior within the cluster.
A set of cluster control codes used to manipulate the object's properties.
A set of object management functions used to manage the object through MSCS.
Cluster Networks
A network performs one of the following roles in a cluster:
A network that carries internal cluster communication
A public network that provides client systems with access to cluster application services
A public-and-private network that carries both internal cluster communication and connects client systems to cluster
application services
Neither a public nor private network that carries traffic unrelated to cluster operation