What is the correct procedure to set up a file share
directory on a Cluster server? So that the cluster has
control of the file share directory. I have a server with
Windows 2000 Advanced Server and SQL Server 2000.

Thank You,

Dan

When you say you have a server I guess you mean there are at least 2 servers in your MCS cluster. Using Cluster Administrator, go to the group that contains the virtual disk that will contain the file share and create a new resource of resource type "File Share". You may wish to have this disk in its own group or you may wish to share a directory on a disk used by SQL Server (like a backup drive). Follow the instructions in the New Resource wizard making sure to deselect "Effect Group". This prevents the whole group (eg a SQL Server Instance) failing over to one of the other nodes if the File Share fails (for whatever reason). Don't forget to set the share permissions because by default in W2K it includes the Everyone group.