Reference Guide

Understanding Your Failover Cluster 41
Setting Advanced Resource Properties
By using the Advanced tab in the Properties dialog box, you can perform the
following tasks:
• Restart a resource or allow the resource to fail.
See "Adjusting the Threshold and Period Values" on page 43 for more
information.
• Adjust the
Looks Alive or Is Alive parameters.
• Select the default number for the resource type.
• Specify the time parameter for a resource in a pending state.
Resource Parameters
The Parameters tab in the Properties dialog box is available for most
resources. Table 4-3 shows each resource and its configurable parameters.
Table 4-3. Resources and Configurable Parameters
Resource Configurable Parameters
File share Share permissions and number of simultaneous users
Share name (clients systems detect the name in their browse or
explore lists)
Share comment
Shared file path
IP address IP address
Subnet mask
Network parameters for the IP address resource (specify the
correct network)
Network name Cluster name or virtual server
Physical disk Hard drive for the physical disk resource (cannot be changed after
the resource is created)