Add-ClusterNode
Add-ClusterNode
Adds a node (server) to a failover cluster.
Syntax
Parameter Set: InputObject
Add-ClusterNode [[-Name] <StringCollection> ] [-Cluster <String> ] [-InputObject <PSObject> ] [-NoStorage] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Add-ClusterNode cmdlet adds a node, or server, to a failover cluster. Before adding the new node, you should run validation tests on the existing nodes together with the proposed new node.
Before adding the new node, you should run validation tests on the existing nodes together with the proposed new node. By running the validation tests, you can confirm that the server to be added is connected correctly to the networks and storage and that it contains the same software updates.
Note: This cmdlet cannot be run remotely without Credential Security Service Provider (CredSSP) authentication on the server computer.
Parameters
-Cluster<String>
Specifies the name of the cluster on which to run this cmdlet. If the input for this parameter is . or it is omitted, then the cmdlet runs on the local cluster.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-InputObject<PSObject>
Specifies the cluster to which to add the new cluster node.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Name<StringCollection>
Specifies the name of the cluster node to add.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-NoStorage
Ensures that shared storage, on the node being joined to the cluster, will not be added to the cluster during the join operation. Shared storage can be added by piping the ClusterDiskInfo object from the Get-ClusterAvailableDisk cmdlet into the Add-ClusterDisk cmdlet.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
- Microsoft.FailoverClusters.PowerShell.Cluster
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- Microsoft.FailoverClusters.PowerShell.ClusterNode
Examples
EXAMPLE 1
This example adds node named node4 to the local cluster.
PS C:\> Add-ClusterNode –Name node4
EXAMPLE 2
This example adds the node named node3 to cluster called cluster1.
PS C:\> Get-Cluster –Name cluster1 | Add-ClusterNode –Name node3