Owner's manual

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 Tools→ Services.
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.