How to Disable and Enable Cluster Quorum

How to Disable Cluster Quorum:

1. Open Failover Cluster Manager
2. Select the cluster
3. Right click on the cluster or select ‘More Action’ on the Actions panel on the right
   

   

4. Select ‘Configure Cluster Quorum Setting’
   

   

5. This will open the Quorum Wizard and select ‘Next’ to continue
6. Select the second options. ‘Select the quorum witness’
   

   

7. Next select the last options to disable the quorum witness. ‘Do not configure a quorum witness’
   

   

8. Once the witness is removed. Check the Failover Cluster Manager to make sure it is removed in the 'Cluster Core Resources’
   

   

 

How to Enable Cluster Quorum:

1. Open Failover Cluster Manager
2. Select the cluster
3. Right click on the cluster or select ‘More Action’ on the Actions panel on the right
   

   

4. Select ‘Configure Cluster Quorum Setting’
   

   

5. This will open the Quorum Wizard and select ‘Next’ to continue.
6. Select the second options. ‘Select the quorum witness’
   

   

7. Here you can select 3 different Quorum Witness:
   1. Disk Witness: will create a witness on a disk. This is not an option for Storage Space Direct (S2D) because it does not work. The option is there for Storage Space. It not recommended by DataON.
   2. File Share Witness: Will create a small file which will act as the witness. Recommend having the witness on another cluster, server, or workstation that is not on the cluster itself.
   3. Cloud Witness: will create a witness on the cloud. This requires a Azure account and subscription. This also require having constant internet connection for the witness to be active.

        

1. Once you select the Witness, select the path where the witness will lie.
   

   

2. Confirm the witness and select ‘Next
   
   
3. Once it is configure, you will reach the summary page and select ‘Finish’ to exit.