Add-ClusterGroup

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11/23/2015

Add-ClusterGroup

Adds an empty resource group to the failover cluster configuration, in preparation for adding clustered resources to the group.

Syntax

Parameter Set: InputObject
Add-ClusterGroup [-Name] <StringCollection> [-Cluster <String> ] [-InputObject <PSObject> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Add-ClusterGroup cmdlet adds an empty resource group to the failover cluster configuration, in preparation for adding clustered resources to the group. A resource group, or a clustered role, is the unit of failover. During failover, all resources in the resource group move together.

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 on which to create the resource group.

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 resource group to add.

Aliases	none
Required?	true
Position?	1
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).