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  • Date Created
    Sunday, March 29, 2020
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    Sunday, March 29, 2020
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  • Short Desc
    Adding a Server Node to a Failover Cluster will sometimes give you an error that it is already joined to an existing cluster. This happens only when you have removed the server node from another cluster.
  • Details
    When removing a Server Node from a Cluster, it will leave its information behind. This data needs to be cleared out of the system, in order for the server to be added to another Cluster.
  • Recreate Issue
    Recreate Issue

    When you remove a server node from a Failover Cluster and then try and join it to another Failover Cluster, you will receive the error that it is joined to another cluster.
  • Resolve Issue
    Resolve this Issue.

    Log on to the Server which you are trying to join to the Failover Cluster.

    Start PowerShell under Administrator
    Run Import-Module FailoverClusters
    Run clear-clusternode
    Clear-ClusterNode
    Are you sure you want to forcefully clean up cluster node ServerName?
    [Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"):
    Choose [Yes] and press [Enter]

    Now, on the server running the Failover Cluster Manager, Enter the server name and press [Add]