Administration Tools Cluster.exe is a command line tool that you can use for scripting or remote administration through slow WAN links. Cluadmin.exe is the most used cluster administration tool.

After you have installed Cluster service, you will need to perform the maintenance, monitoring, and failover administration of the cluster. There are two cluster administration tools, the Cluster.exe (a command line tool), and the Cluadmin.exe (a graphical user interface tool).

Cluster Administration Using Cluster.exe You can run Cluster.exe from a Microsoft® Windows NT® Workstation or Microsoft Windows NT Server with Service Pack 3 or higher or from other computers running Microsoft Windows® 2000. Cluster.exe is installed by default on all cluster nodes. Cluster.exe is also included when you install Cluster Administrator (Cluadmin.exe) on other computers. You can perform the administrative tasks for Cluster service from the Windows command prompt without using the provided graphical interface. While the graphical method provides easier administration and displays the status of cluster resources, Cluster.exe provides the capability for an automated batch file and for administering over a slow wide area network (WAN).

Cluster Administration Using Cluadmin.exe You use Cluster Administrator (%Systemroot%\Cluster\Cluadmin.exe) to perform most of the administrative functions for Cluster service. It is installed by default on both cluster nodes during installation. In addition, Cluadmin can be installed on any Microsoft Windows NT Workstation or Microsoft Windows NT Server with Service Pack 3 or higher or from other computers running Microsoft Windows 2000 on the network. Each node of the cluster will have a shortcut to the Cluadmin.exe in the Administrative Tools folder. Using Cluster Administrator, you can create resources and groups, configure the cluster, and set resource failover and failback policies. You can simultaneously connect to multiple clusters in Cluster Administrator.