Task 2: Replace the Hard Drive

2.If the current shared disk’s resource group contains the shared disk and its dependent resources, move the cluster resources that represent the affected shared disk into the resource group you created in the previous step.

3.Take offline the resource group that contains the shared disk.

Note: You do not need to create a new resource group if the shared disk’s resource group only contains resources that depend on it.

Task 2: Replace the Hard Drive

For more information, refer to the Microsoft Cluster Server documentation.

To replace the hard drive:

1.Using the Control Panel Services tool, set the Startup Type of the Cluster Service to Manual.

2.In the Cluster Administrator program, open the Property window for each resource in the resource group. Select the Do Not Restart property from the Advanced window.

3.Remove the shared disk from the dependency list of any resources that depend on the shared disk.

Important: If you fail to perform this step, you may not be able to delete the disk resource in the following step.

4.

Delete the cluster resource that represents the shared disk.

 

If required, shut down the nodes.

 

5.

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Note: Refer to the MSCS Cluster Hardware Manual to determine whether

 

you must shut down the nodes before you replace the shared disk.

 

6.

Remove the shared disk and replace it with a new shared disk.

 

7.

If you have shut down the nodes, reboot them.

 

8.

Create the drive volumes and format the new disk as the old one was.

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