deleting everything under Q:\MSCS

[nobody]

what happens if i delete everything under Q:\MSCS?

what will happen?

[John Fullbright]

Don't do that. Whacking your registry checkpoint would be a bad idea.

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Post by nobody
what happens if i delete everything under Q:\MSCS?
what will happen?

[nobody]

this is a test cluster. I want to break it and rebuild. how do I break a
cluster and do a restore?

Post by John Fullbright
Don't do that. Whacking your registry checkpoint would be a bad idea.
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Post by nobody
what happens if i delete everything under Q:\MSCS?
what will happen?

[John Fullbright]

Evict all the nodes, then on the last node do a /forcecleanup

Post by nobody
this is a test cluster. I want to break it and rebuild. how do I break a
cluster and do a restore?

Post by John Fullbright
Don't do that. Whacking your registry checkpoint would be a bad idea.
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Post by nobody
what happens if i delete everything under Q:\MSCS?
what will happen?

[Edwin vMierlo [MVP]]

don't do it

but if you only want to test, and only on a test cluster

- delete your Q:\MSCS content
(might not be that easy, as cluster will have handles open to this disk and
files)

I think you can do the following to restore functionality
1) shutdown all nodes but 1
2) on the working node, make sure cluster service is not started
3) open a CMD prompt
4) goto c:\windows\cluster
5) start the cluster service on the CMD line like this "clussvc.exe
/resetquorumlog /debug"

this will start the cluster service and it will rewrite the quorum.
This is a "single node mode" so you will not be able to start the other
nodes

6) open cluadmin and check all is OK and close again.
7) hit (CTRL)-C in the CMD window to stop clussvc
8) start cluster service using services control panel
9) open cluadmin and check all is OK
10) start other nodes (1 by 1) and check if you can move groups up/down

<begin-obvious-warning>
again, for testing on a test cluster
do NOT do this on your product
<end-obvious-warning>

please note there are different command line switches
/fixquorum -- will not rewrite a new quorum, but will try to fix a corrupted
quorum
/noquorumlogging -- will allow you to run clussvc without a quorum (you can
open cluadmin and fix things)

Have fun,
Rgds,
Edwin.

Post by nobody
what happens if i delete everything under Q:\MSCS?
what will happen?

[nobody]

I tried shutting down one node. then stopped the cluster service on second
node

but when i tried to start with

clussvc.exe /resetquorumlog /debug

I get this errorr



C:\WINDOWS\Cluster>clussvc.exe /resetquorum
[CS] The Cluster service account is missing required user rights. Check the
syst
em event log for information on how to correct this problem.
This account is missing required user rights to run the Cluster service.
Check
the system event log for information on how to correct this problem.

Post by Edwin vMierlo [MVP]
don't do it
but if you only want to test, and only on a test cluster
- delete your Q:\MSCS content
(might not be that easy, as cluster will have handles open to this disk and
files)
I think you can do the following to restore functionality
1) shutdown all nodes but 1
2) on the working node, make sure cluster service is not started
3) open a CMD prompt
4) goto c:\windows\cluster
5) start the cluster service on the CMD line like this "clussvc.exe
/resetquorumlog /debug"
this will start the cluster service and it will rewrite the quorum.
This is a "single node mode" so you will not be able to start the other
nodes
6) open cluadmin and check all is OK and close again.
7) hit (CTRL)-C in the CMD window to stop clussvc
8) start cluster service using services control panel
9) open cluadmin and check all is OK
10) start other nodes (1 by 1) and check if you can move groups up/down
<begin-obvious-warning>
again, for testing on a test cluster
do NOT do this on your product
<end-obvious-warning>
please note there are different command line switches
/fixquorum -- will not rewrite a new quorum, but will try to fix a corrupted
quorum
/noquorumlogging -- will allow you to run clussvc without a quorum (you can
open cluadmin and fix things)
Have fun,
Rgds,
Edwin.

Post by nobody
what happens if i delete everything under Q:\MSCS?
what will happen?

[Edwin vMierlo [MVP]]

The user you are logged on as does not have the appropriate rights.
Try logging on with a more priviledged account, or the actual account that
is running the cluster service

Post by nobody
I tried shutting down one node. then stopped the cluster service on second
node
but when i tried to start with
clussvc.exe /resetquorumlog /debug
I get this errorr
C:\WINDOWS\Cluster>clussvc.exe /resetquorum
[CS] The Cluster service account is missing required user rights. Check the
syst
em event log for information on how to correct this problem.
This account is missing required user rights to run the Cluster service.
Check
the system event log for information on how to correct this problem.

Post by Edwin vMierlo [MVP]
don't do it
but if you only want to test, and only on a test cluster
- delete your Q:\MSCS content
(might not be that easy, as cluster will have handles open to this disk and
files)
I think you can do the following to restore functionality
1) shutdown all nodes but 1
2) on the working node, make sure cluster service is not started
3) open a CMD prompt
4) goto c:\windows\cluster
5) start the cluster service on the CMD line like this "clussvc.exe
/resetquorumlog /debug"
this will start the cluster service and it will rewrite the quorum.
This is a "single node mode" so you will not be able to start the other
nodes
6) open cluadmin and check all is OK and close again.
7) hit (CTRL)-C in the CMD window to stop clussvc
8) start cluster service using services control panel
9) open cluadmin and check all is OK
10) start other nodes (1 by 1) and check if you can move groups up/down
<begin-obvious-warning>
again, for testing on a test cluster
do NOT do this on your product
<end-obvious-warning>
please note there are different command line switches
/fixquorum -- will not rewrite a new quorum, but will try to fix a corrupted
quorum
/noquorumlogging -- will allow you to run clussvc without a quorum (you can
open cluadmin and fix things)
Have fun,
Rgds,
Edwin.

Post by nobody
what happens if i delete everything under Q:\MSCS?
what will happen?