- If your multinode cluster has been upgraded from Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, open Command Prompt, and type the following to create the Local Quorum resource type:
cluster restype "local quorum" /create /dll:clusres.dll /type:"local quorum"
If your multinode cluster is not an upgraded cluster, skip this step.
- Open Cluster Administrator.
- Create a Local Quorum resource on the node you want to configure as the single-node cluster.
For more information on creating a new resource, see "To create a new resource" in Related Topics.
For more information on the Local Quorum resource type, see "Local Quorum resource type" in Related Topics.
- Remove all nodes from the cluster except the node you want to configure as the single-node cluster.
For more information on removing a node, see "To evict a node from the cluster" in Related Topics.
- Verify that the single node now owns all resource groups by clicking on Groups in the console tree and reviewing the Owner column in the details pane.
- Change the quorum resource to use the Local Quorum resource.
In the console tree, click the cluster name. On the File menu, click Properties. On the Quorum tab, click Quorum resource, and then select Local Quorum.
- Select the appropriate partition.
- Select the appropriate directory (root path). By default, the cluster database for a single-node cluster is stored at %systemroot%\Cluster\MSCS.