Currently, clusters too often fail because of configuration complexity. To help solve this problem, Windows Server 2008 clustering comes with the built-in cluster Validate Tool. The Validate Tool is an expansion and integration of the ClusPrep tool that was released for Windows Server 2003 server clustering.
Validate runs a focused set of tests for both functionality and best practices on the servers intended to be in a given cluster as a part of the cluster configuration process. Validate performs a software inventory, tests the network, and validates system configuration.
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