Check if File Share Witness is accessible

If you have a File Share Witness configured for a cluster, you can include a Task in the patching Automation Plan to check if File Share Witness is accessible from the targeted host and check whether the host can access the File Share which has been configured for the File Share Witness in the cluster.

Before you begin

  • The Windows cluster scripts must be installed on each node in the cluster. Use Server Automation Task 110 Install Windows Cluster Control Application to download the scripts to each node in the cluster.
  • This Task is supported only on Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Release 2 or newer.
  • The target computers must have Powershell 2.0 or newer installed.

About this task

Procedure

  1. Create your plan to automate the cluster patching process or copy a suitable sample plan.
  2. Add Server Automation Task 164 Check File Share Witness status on a Microsoft Windows cluster to the plan after the step that restarts the endpoints on pending restart.
  3. Run the plan.