Re: one of the clusters powered down

Seriously, you HAVE to have the other node in a cluster powered up and
waiting (if you're running an Active/Passive config). This failover
determination occurs when the Passive node no longer receives a configured
number of heartbeats from the Active node. Assuming the worst, the
resources hosted on the Active node are then failed over to the Passive
node, making it now the new Active node.

Make sense?

Hope this helps...
--Ryan

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Ryan Sokolowski
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP
Avanade
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"Ryan Sokolowski [MVP - Avanade]" <ryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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> Ryan Sokolowski
> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
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> Avanade
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> "A troubleshooter's best tool is the Event Viewer and understanding the
> events and messages contained therein."
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> "snazzy" <snazzy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> We have two servers in a cluster. One is always turned off. But if the
>> first clusteris powered off, the second cluster(the one that was already
>> powered off) does not turn on. Is this because it really should be
>> powered
>> up waiting to become primary when the other one is powered down?
>>
>
>


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