Breaking a Cluster
- I need to break a two-node cluster adn have all the resouces run on a single node. Two of my clusters are simply file servers but two application clusters. On supports IIS and the other SQL. I plan to simply evict the passive node and then call it good. If I do that, will the resources, such as shares, IP addresses, and applications still work?
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- Some clarification is necessary, technically you would now be running a single node cluster. But here is what we need for clarification.
1) Node A ( The Node that is going to stay in the cluster)
2) Node B ( The Node you plan on evicting)
Do you want all resources to remain on Node A, all resources being SQL, IIS, and File Server?
What IP, File Share, Applications are you refering too?
If you were wanting the SQL, IIS, and File Server along with Cluster Network Names, IP Addresses, Etc... to remain on Node A and be working then evicting the Node B would work. Problem you will run into is when you want to have the SQL Network Name, IP Address on Node B, since that node is no longer in the cluster it will no longer work.
Tanner- Marked As Answer byTim Quan - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorMonday, November 02, 2009 2:03 AM
- Are you looking to "un-cluster" your applications/fileshares/IIS, or just looking to get rid of a node? If you evict a node, that will certainly allow you to continue running your applications on the surviving node of the cluster without issue...but this does not "un-cluster" the apps.
Visit my blog about multi-site clustering - http://msmvps.com/blogs/jtoner- Marked As Answer byTim Quan - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorMonday, November 02, 2009 2:03 AM
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- Some clarification is necessary, technically you would now be running a single node cluster. But here is what we need for clarification.
1) Node A ( The Node that is going to stay in the cluster)
2) Node B ( The Node you plan on evicting)
Do you want all resources to remain on Node A, all resources being SQL, IIS, and File Server?
What IP, File Share, Applications are you refering too?
If you were wanting the SQL, IIS, and File Server along with Cluster Network Names, IP Addresses, Etc... to remain on Node A and be working then evicting the Node B would work. Problem you will run into is when you want to have the SQL Network Name, IP Address on Node B, since that node is no longer in the cluster it will no longer work.
Tanner- Marked As Answer byTim Quan - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorMonday, November 02, 2009 2:03 AM
- Are you looking to "un-cluster" your applications/fileshares/IIS, or just looking to get rid of a node? If you evict a node, that will certainly allow you to continue running your applications on the surviving node of the cluster without issue...but this does not "un-cluster" the apps.
Visit my blog about multi-site clustering - http://msmvps.com/blogs/jtoner- Marked As Answer byTim Quan - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorMonday, November 02, 2009 2:03 AM
- Yes, they still work... we have done this in our production envi.... later we added back
