<ClusteredInstance> Properties: General Tab

Preferred owners

Select nodes from the list, and then use the buttons to list them in order.

If you want this service or application to be moved to a particular node whenever that node is available:

• Select the check box for a node and use the buttons to place it at the top of the list.
  
  
• On the Failover tab, ensure that failback is allowed for this service or application.
  
  

Note that in the Preferred owners list, even if you clear the check box for a node, the service or application could fail over to that node for either of two reasons:

• You have not specified any preferred owners.
  
  
• No node that is a preferred owner is currently online.
  
  

To ensure that a clustered service or application never fails over to a particular node:

1. Select an individual resource in the service or application.
   
   
2. Open the Properties sheet for that resource.
   
   
3. Select the Advanced Policies tab.
   
   
4. Configure Possible owners.