How To Install Failover Cluster Manager

First published on MSDN on Apr 06, 2022
In this web log we will discuss the changes in Windows Server 2012 likewise as the different options for installing the Failover Clustering characteristic. This applies to Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022 R2, and Windows Server 2022.

Windows Server 2012 continues with the Roles and Features model. All clustering technologies are considered Features, as they are infrastructure that enables Roles to exist made highly available.

The Failover Cluster feature consists of the following components as shown by the Windows Server PowerShell CmdLet Get-WindowsFeature:

Display Name	Proper noun	Clarification
Failover Clustering	Failover-Clustering	This installs the cadre Failover Clustering feature and all cardinal requirements. Information technology does not include whatever management tools.
Failover Cluster Direction Tools	RSAT-Clustering-Mgmt	Includes the Failover Cluster Manager snap-in and the Cluster-Aware Updating interface.
Failover Cluster Module for Windows PowerShell	RSAT-Clustering-PowerShell	Includes Windows Powershell cmdlets for managing failover clusters. It also includes the Cluster-Aware Updating module for Windows PowerShell, for installing software updates on failover clusters.
Failover Cluster Automation Server	RSAT-Clustering-AutomationServer	Includes the deprecated Component Object Model (COM) programmatic interface, MSClus.
Failover Cluster Command Interface	RSAT-Clustering-CmdInterface	Includes the deprecated cluster.exe control-line tool for Failover Clustering. This tool has been replaced by the Failover Clustering module for Windows PowerShell.

The Failover Clustering feature can be installed with either Server Manager or Windows PowerShell cmdlets. In Server Manager, the Add Roles and Features Wizard is used to add roles and\or features. The Add Roles and Features Wizard are accessed in the Server Managing director Menu bar by choosing Add Roles and Features from the list.

This starts the Add together Roles and Features Wizard. The Installation Type is Function-based or feature-based installation .

Exist sure the correct server is selected in the Server Selection screen

In the Features screen, select Failover Clustering

A popular-up screen appears list additional requirements for the feature

If you wish to install the Failover Cluster Manager snap-in and Failover Cluster PowerShell cmdlets, management tools, so click Add Features

Confirm the selections and click Install

The installation of the Failover Clustering feature does non require a reboot, checking the Restart the destination server automatically if required check box is not necessary.

In that location are optional features available for the Failover Clustering characteristic administration tools.

These are deprecated features (Failover Cluster Command Interface (cluster.exe) and Failover Cluster Automation Server) in Windows Server 2022 but are made available, as there are still some applications that may demand them, SQL Server being one of them. Installing information technology may be necessary for any legacy scripts you accept congenital on the old Cluster.exe control line interface.

Once the Failover cluster feature is installed, the Failover Cluster Manager interface is available in the Tools category in the Bill of fare bar.

Failover Cluster Managing director is also available by right clicking on a node in the cluster in the All Servers view.

Choosing Failover Cluster Manager opens the snap-in.

Y'all are now set up to fun Validate and create your cluster!

See this dr. for the steps of setting up the cluster now that you have the characteristic installed and are ready to go:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-usa/library/cc731844(5=ws.10).aspx

It is important to note that you must run these cmdlets in a PowerShell console that is opened with elevated privileges, which means opening it with the "Run as Administrator" option.

The following cmdlet will install the Failover Clustering feature and the direction tools.
Note: If you do not specify the –IncludeManagementTools switch, the Failover Cluster Administrator and PowerShell cmdlets for cluster will not exist installed.
Install-WindowsFeature -Proper noun Failover-Clustering –IncludeManagementTools
You tin can use the –ComputerName parameter to install the features on other servers without having to log into them. Here is an instance of the cmdlet to install the failover cluster feature and tools on a specified server, in this example "Foo":
Install-WindowsFeature -Name Failover-Clustering –IncludeManagementTools –ComputerName Foo
If you would like to find the list of features and the names to specify in the Install-WindowsFeature cmdlet, you lot tin use this cmdlet:
Get-WindowsFeature
Wildcards can exist helpful to narrow downwards the returned set of features:
Go-WindowsFeature Failover*

The Get-WindowsFeature Failover* cmdlet will render the characteristic, only not the tools. To go the tools you can use the following:
Get-WindowsFeature RSAT-Cluster*