Back up the cluster quorum

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To back up the cluster quorum

Open Cluster Administrator.
If you are not already connected to a cluster, connect to one.

For more information, see "To connect to a cluster with Cluster Administrator" in Related Topics.
In the console tree, click the cluster node.
On the File menu, click Properties and verify that the Cluster service is running on the node on which you are performing the backup.
Open Backup.

The Backup or Restore Wizard starts by default, unless it is disabled.
Click Advanced Mode on the Backup or Restore Wizard.
Click the Backup tab, then in Click to select the check box for any drive, folder, or file that you want to back up click the box next to System State.

This will back up the contents of the cluster quorum along with other system state data.

For more information, see "To back up System State data" in Related Topics.

Important

It is highly recommended that you use the Backup utility as described in this procedure to perform regular backups of the cluster quorum. The cluster quorum contains information that is indispensible to the operation of the server cluster, for example, the current cluster configuration, application registry checkpoints, and cluster recovery log.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
To open Cluster Administrator, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Cluster Administrator.
To start Backup, click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup.
During backup, the following error may be displayed: "Completed with Skipped Files." This error may be ignored. The Mscs directory from the Cluster quorum drive is still successfully backed up.

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