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Cluster resourcetype

The basic cluster resourcetype syntax is:

cluster [[/cluster:]cluster name] resourcetype resource type display name /option

The cluster name is optional. If no option is specified, the default option is /list.

If the name of your cluster is also a cluster command or its abbreviation, such as cluster or c, use /cluster: to explicitly specify the cluster name. For a list of all the cluster commands, see Related Topics.

The following table describes the available cluster resource options:

Option

Use to...

/list

List the available installed cluster resource types. Resource type display name is optional. If you do not provide a resource type display name, all installed resource types are listed.

/listowners

Display a list of preferred owners.

/create /DllName:dllname [/type:type name] [/IsAlive: interval-millisecond] [/LooksAlive:interval-millisecond]

Create a resource type.

/delete [/type]

Delete a resource type. If the resource DLL cannot be accessed by the Cluster service, specify the resource type name with the /type option instead of specifying the resource type display name.

/properties [property list]

View or set the resourcetype common properties. Resource type display name is optional. Properties for all resourcetypes are displayed if you do not provide a resource type display name. For more information on property lists, see Property lists.

/privproperties [property list]

View or set the resourcetype private properties. The resource type display name is optional. If you do not provide a resource type display name, the private properties for all resourcetypes are displayed. For more information on property lists, see Property lists.

/? or /help

Display cluster resourcetype syntax.

For example, to display the properties of the Generic Application resource type on the OpsClust1 cluster, type the following at the Windows 2000 command prompt:

cluster opsclust1 resourcetype "generic application" /properties

Cluster resourcetype common property names

The following table describes the common cluster resourcetype property names, their uses, and valid settings:

Common Property Names

Use

Name

Changes a resource type display name.

Description

Changes the text that describes a resource type.

DllName

Specifies the name of the dynamic-link library (DLL) for a specific resource type.

DebugPrefix

Specifies the appropriate debugger for the resource type. For more information, see the Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit.

DebugControlFunctions

Specifies if debugger breakpoint is set at the resource control function. (True (1) it is set; False (0) it is not set.)

AdminExtensions

Describes one or more class identifiers (CLSID) for Cluster Administrator extensions.

LooksAlivePollInterval

Specifies the interval (in milliseconds) that the Cluster service polls resources of a particular resource type to determine if the resources appear operational.

IsAlivePollInterval

Specifies the interval (in milliseconds) that the Cluster service polls resources of a particular resource type to determine if the resources are operational.

Cluster resourcetype private property name

By default, there are no private properties for cluster resourcetype. Software vendors can add private properties to extend cluster functionality.