Disaster recovery of a cluster

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
Prepare for recovery by creating a disaster preparation plan.
Prepare to restore SQL and Exchange databases in a cluster after a disaster by reading the sections on preparing for disaster recovery in the appropriate chapters.
In addition to the initial preparation instructions, further action is required to completely protect the Microsoft clusters.
If a disaster occurs, the following information is required to successfully recover the cluster:
  • General Cluster Information
    • Cluster name
    • Cluster IP address and subnet mask
    • Cluster node names
    • Node IP addresses
    • Local and shared drive letters and partition scheme
    • Disk signatures
  • Cluster Groups
    • Group name
    • Preferred nodes
    • Failover/failback policies
  • Cluster Resources
    • Resource name
    • Resource type
    • Group membership
    • Possible owners
    • Resource dependencies
    • Restart and Looks Alive/Is Alive properties
    • Resource-related parameters
    • Application-specific configuration (SQL Database Character Set)
See Creating a disaster preparation plan (DPP).
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