Removing Nodes from a Failover Cluster
Cluster nodes can be removed from a cluster for a number of reasons, and this process can be accomplished quite easily.
Note
If you’re removing nodes from a cluster that utilizes the Node Majority Quorum model, be sure that a majority of the nodes remain available; otherwise, the cluster might be shut down. If this is not possible, the quorum model might need to be changed before a node is removed from the failover cluster.
To remove a node from a failover cluster, follow these steps:
1. Log on to one of the Windows Server 2012 cluster nodes with an account with administrator privileges, open Failover Cluster Manager, and connect to the desired cluster.
2. When Failover Cluster Manager opens, expand the ...
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