Tuesday, February 19, 2013

SQL Server failover Cluster: The operation could not be completed because the cluster resource is online.

During the SQL Server failover cluster installation you may get following error while trying to delete any cluster resources.

Problem:

System error 5019 has occurred.
The operation could not be completed because the cluster resource is online.


Resolution:

Go to Administrative Tools --> Failover Cluster Manager
Following screen will be opened. identify your cluster resources and take them offline. Now you should be able to delete resources.


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