Windows Cluster change the IP owner

In some situations, it may be necessary to change the owner of the IP address carried by a Windows cluster.

Example: on an Exchange DAG if the cluster ip is used for connections to Outlook, SMTP …

1. Open a PowerShell window as an administrator.

2. Import the administration module if necessary.

import-module failoverclusters

3. Enter the following command to identify the group: Cluster group

Get-ClusterGroup

4. Change the owner of the group:

Move-ClusterGroup "Cluster Group" -node target-Server

The IP address carried by the cluster has been transferred from node.

Romain Drouche

Romain Drouche

System Architect | MCSE: Core Infrastructure

An IT infrastructure expert with over 15 years of hands-on experience. Currently serving as a Systems and Network Project Manager and Information Systems Security (ISS) Lead, I leverage my expertise to ensure the reliability and security of technological environments.

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