Cluster service

The Cluster service manages all cluster-specific activity. The Cluster service is installed at the same time as the operating system. One instance of the Cluster service runs on every node in a cluster. The Cluster service handles the following operations:

• Manages cluster objects and configuration
• Manages local restart policy
• Coordinates with other instances of the Cluster service in the cluster
• Handles event notification
• Facilitates communication among other software components
• Performs failover operations

For more information on cluster objects, see Cluster objects.