How to Verify the Cluster Is Functional

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will reach end of support on April 11, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

 

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP3

This topic explains how to verify that a failover cluster is functional.

Before You Begin

To perform the following procedure, the account you use must be delegated the following:

  • Membership in the local Administrator group

For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, see Permission Considerations.

In addition to the procedure below, you can also use Cluster Administrator to verify that the cluster is functional.

Procedure

To verify that the cluster is functional
  1. Open a command prompt on either node in the cluster.

  2. Run the following command:

    cluster group

    Reporting similar to the following should be displayed:

    Listing status for all available resource groups:

     

    Group Node Status

    Cluster Group

    <NAME>

    Online

  3. Run the following command:

    cluster node

    Reporting similar to the following should be displayed:

    Listing status for all available nodes:

     

    Node Node ID Status

    <NAME>

    2

    Up

    <NAME>

    1

    Up