how to change current host server in windows 2016 failover cluster

Question

hi All

if I have a cluster consisting of 2 nodes running windows 2016 with a disk witness (node 1and node 2),if I need to make the current host server to be "node 2 " instead of "node 1" manually ,what should i have to do because after searching i only found that I can only change the assigned to "available storage "

Note : the current host server is changed only when one of the nodes is restarted but I can not do it manually
thanks in advance

Answer 1

Hi @la reine de paix

You can use the following commands to change the cluster group to another node in the cluster

PowerShell:

move-ClusterGroup –node NodeName

where NodeName is where you want to move the group.

Command Line:

cluster group “Cluster Group” /Move:NodeName

refer - https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ar-SA/9635c326-40f1-4f7e-bfde-711ce96abe15/failover-management-cluster?forum=winserverClustering

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Answer 2

Hi,

To change the "Current Host Server" of the Cluster, click cluster name, in the right panel, click "More actions" > "Move Core Cluster Resources":

Thanks for your time!
Best Regards,
Anne

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