Reference Guide

Installing Your Cluster Management Software 35
Installing Your Cluster Management
Software
This section provides information on configuring and administering your
cluster using Microsoft
®
Cluster Administrator. Microsoft provides Cluster
Administrator as a built-in tool for cluster management.
Microsoft Cluster Administrator
Cluster Administrator is Microsoft’s tool for configuring and administering a
cluster. The following procedures describe how to run Cluster Administrator
locally on a cluster node and how to install the tool on a remote console.
Launching Cluster Administrator on a Cluster Node
Click Start→ Programs→ Administrative Tools→ Cluster Administrator to
launch the Cluster Administrator.
Running Cluster Administrator on a Remote Console
You can administer and monitor the Cluster Service remotely by installing the
Windows Administration Tools package and Cluster Administrator on a
remote console (or management station) running the Microsoft Windows
®
operating system. Cluster Administrator is part of the Administration Tools
package, which is included with the Windows Server
®
2003 operating system.
The Windows Server 2003 Administrative Tools can only be installed on
systems running Windows XP (with Service Pack 1 or later) and Windows
Server 2003.