add nodes to the cluster

Glenn Maxwell 12,626 Reputation points
2025-02-25T23:28:53.7466667+00:00

Hi All,

I have two Windows Server 2022 VMs hosted in Azure, where SQL Server will be installed as part of a SQL AG (Distributed Availability Group). I have installed Failover Cluster Manager and want to add two nodes to the cluster. I plan to use an Azure Storage Account as my cloud witness.

For Windows Server 2019, I used the following syntax to add nodes to the cluster. Will the same syntax work for Windows Server 2022? Please guide me.

New-Cluster -Name cluster01 -Node ("server01","server02") -StaticAddress "192.168.10.20" -NoStorage -ManagementPointNetworkType Singleton

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  1. Ian Xue-MSFT 41,716 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2025-02-26T05:14:54.3666667+00:00

    Hi Glenn Maxwell,

    According to the help file of the New-Cluster cmdlet, this syntax still works for Windows Server 2022. Please refer to the following link.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/failoverclusters/new-cluster?view=windowsserver2022-ps

    Best Regards,

    Ian Xue


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  1. Glenn Maxwell 12,626 Reputation points
    2025-02-26T09:16:44.1+00:00

    Can I use -ManagementPointNetworkType Singleton in the syntax? These two nodes are in Azure, the storage is Cloud Witness, and they will be in a SQL AG (Distributed Availability Group).

    New-Cluster -Name cluster01 -Node ("server01","server02") -StaticAddress "192.168.10.20" -NoStorage -ManagementPointNetworkType Singleton
    
    
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  2. Glenn Maxwell 12,626 Reputation points
    2025-02-26T09:16:56.55+00:00

    Can I use -ManagementPointNetworkType Singleton in the syntax? These two nodes are in Azure, the storage is Cloud Witness, and they will be in a SQL AG (Distributed Availability Group).

    New-Cluster -Name cluster01 -Node ("server01","server02") -StaticAddress "192.168.10.20" -NoStorage -ManagementPointNetworkType Singleton
    
    
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