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James Lupolt
Asked: 2014-07-23 07:04:58 +0800 CST

How can I verify whether a Windows cluster has previously been successfully validated?

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As part of an automated SQL Server installation process, I'd like to programmatically check whether a Windows Failover Cluster has already been validated.

There are some ways to validate the cluster programmatically, such as the Powershell cmdlet Test-Cluster, but I haven't been able to find a way to check the validation status without re-running the validation process, which can be slow and for some tests requires taking disks offline.

Is there a way to check the validation status, such as a property that can be accessed through WMI, the registry, or a Powershell cmdlet?

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    If it were me, I'd want to see the cluster validation report. According to technet, 

     To view the results of the tests after you close the wizard, choose
   one of the following:

 * Open the folder systemroot\Cluster\Reports (on a clustered server).


 * In the console tree, right-click the cluster, and then click View
   Validation Report. This displays the most recent validation report   
   for that cluster.
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