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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
1
Click the
Start
button and select
Programs
.
2
Select
Administrative Tools
.
3
Select
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 following
operating systems
:
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Windows Server™ 2003 Enterprise Edition
• Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
The Windows 2000 Administration Tools can only be installed on systems running Windows 2000.
Additionally, the Windows 2003 Administrative Tools can only be installed on systems running
Windows XP (with Service Pack 1 or later) and Windows Server 2003.
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