I get a non-recoverable error when I try to form a new cluster from the GUI. I get to the point where I am to assign the cluster name and its IP address. After I enter the information and pressing next I get the following message:
Error in Validation. The argument is null or empty string.
Parameter name: domainName
Pressing OK closes the wizard and returns to Failover Cluster Management.
This happens if I add just one or both nodes to the Create cluster wizard.
However, using the cluster.exe command to form the cluster with just one node works successfully. Adding the second node through the GUI now works. Is this just a GUI BUG or is it something that the CLUSTER.EXE command isn't robust enough to handle when it forms the cluster?
Background Info:
I'm trying to form a two-node cluster for Exchange CCR using a File Share Withness. All validations comlpete successfully except for the tests for shared storage.
I managed to get around this problem by using the CLUSTER.EXE command but it would have been nice to know what causes the error in the GUI. (An error message that is a bit more descriptive would have been nice too...)
LA.