HP XP Cluster Extension Software Administrator Guide

Add-ClusterResource -Name clx_fileshare -ResourceType "Cluster Extension
XP" -Group CLX_SHARE
Changing a XP Cluster Extension resource name
When changing resource names, observe the following rules:
• Do not change a XP Cluster Extension resource name when the resource is online and the
pair/resync monitor is enabled for the resource. Changing the name when the resource is
online might cause problems with the pair/resync monitor functionality.
Changing the resource name is allowed when a resource is offline, or when a resource is
online and the pair/resync monitor is disabled.
• XP Cluster Extension resource names and service and application names must consist of only
one word. The pair/resync monitor cannot interface with a resource or a service and
application that has space characters in its name.
• Do not use the following characters in XP Cluster Extension resource names: \ / : * ? "
< > |. Using these characters might affect the creation of the resourcename.online file,
which is used for the XP Cluster Extension resource health check mechanism. If the file creation
fails and the pair/resync monitor is not configured, the cluster will report a failed state for the
XP Cluster Extension resource.
Changing XP Cluster Extension resource name (Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/
2012)
In this procedure, you use the Failover Cluster Management GUI to change a resource name. For
Server Core or Hyper-V Server, use the MMC to run the Failover Cluster Management GUI from
a remote node or use cluster commands in the CLI to change the resource name. See “Setting XP
Cluster Extension resource properties using the CLI” (page 28) for instructions.
1. Open Failover Cluster Management.
2. Open the resource Properties window and click the General tab.
3. Enter a new name in the Resource Name field.
4. Click OK to save your changes and close the window.
Configuring XP Cluster Extension resources
XP Cluster Extension resource properties are configured using Failover Cluster Management
(Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012), or cluster commands in the CLI.
• For information about MSFC and Microsoft Failover Cluster Service properties that affect XP
Cluster Extension, see “Setting Microsoft cluster-specific resource and service or application
properties” (page 19).
• For information about XP Cluster Extension-specific properties, see “Setting XP Cluster
Extension-specific resource properties” (page 21).
Before configuring XP Cluster Extension resources, review the objects described in “User
configuration file and XP Cluster Extension objects” (page 47).
When configuring XP Cluster Extension resources, note the following:
• If the Failover Cluster Management GUI is used to configure a XP Cluster Extension resource,
configuring the resource using a user configuration file (UCF) is not required.
• If the resource is not configured to use the pair/resync monitor, XP Cluster Extension creates
a file called resource_name.online in the directory specified by the ApplicationDir
resource property.
If the resource is taken offline, this file will be removed, or the device/copy group associated
with the service or application will be removed from the pair/resync monitor list, if the
18 Configuring XP Cluster Extension