We would like to setup a two node cluster using windows server 2003. We do NOT have a shared, block-level disk device to use for the quorum disk. Windows Server 2003 however provides an alternative, optional quorum mechanism that is known as the majority node set. The question is: Can this mechanism be used with a two node cluster and is there any documentation available about the setup of a two node cluster using this majority node set mechanism.

Hello, Robert!
You wrote on Wed, 18 Feb 2004 03:06:07 -0800:

R> We would like to setup a two node cluster using windows server 2003.
R> We do NOT have a shared, block-level disk device to use for the
R> quorum disk. Windows Server 2003 however provides an alternative,
R> optional quorum mechanism that is known as the majority node set. The
R> question is: Can this mechanism be used with a two node cluster and
R> is there any documentation available about the setup of a two node
R> cluster using this majority node set mechanism.

As far as I understand it, the only problem with such a configuration
(only 2 nodes) is that if one node fails, the cluster can't remain
online because you don't reach the majority (which is n/2 +1) of
nodes online.

You may want to have a deeper look into the argument by reading
the following Technet article:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...at/majnsfl.asp

HTH
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