Reference Guide

Maintaining Your Cluster 59
Changing the MSCS Account Password in
Windows Server 2003
To change the service account password for all nodes running Microsoft
Windows Server 2003, type the following at a command line prompt:
Cluster /cluster:[ cluster_name ] /changepass
where cluster_name is the name of your cluster
For help changing the password, type:
cluster /changepass /help
NOTE: Windows Server 2003, does not accept blank passwords for MSCS accounts.
Reformatting a Cluster Disk
NOTICE: Ensure that all client systems are disconnected from the cluster disk
before you perform this procedure.
1 Click the Start button and select Programs → Administrative
Tools
→ Cluster Administrator .
2 In the Cluster Administrator left pane, expand the Groups directory.
3 In the Groups directory, right-click the cluster resource group that
contains the disk to be reformatted and select
Take Offline .
4 In the Cluster Administrator right pane, right-click the physical disk you
are reformatting and select
Bring Online .
5 In the Cluster Administrator right pane, right-click the physical disk you
are reformatting and select
Properties .
The
Properties window appears.
6 Click the Advanced tab.
7 In the "Looks Alive" poll interval box, select Specify value .
8 In the Specify value field, type:
6000000
where 6000000 equals 6,000,000 milliseconds (100 minutes)
9 Click Apply .