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Holistic Developer
Asked: 2014-03-27 06:16:48 +0800 CST

How can I manage a Windows Server 2012 R2 Failover Cluster from a Windows 7 client?

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The Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 seem to only support managing Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 servers. Is there a tool that can be installed on a Windows 7 client to manage a Windows Server 2012 R2 server? Specifically I want to use the Failover Cluster Manager.

If I try to connect to a 2012 R2 cluster, I get the following error:

The cluster to which you are attempting to connect is not a version of the 
cluster supported by this version of Failover Cluster Manager.

I assume I may be limited to accessing the server via Remote Desktop?

windows-server-2012-r2

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  1. Best Answer

    In my experience, this can't be done. RSAT is designed for its version of windows paired with its version of server OS.

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