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Add Rack and Chassis to Nodes in Failover Cluster Manager

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In this post, I describe how to add Rack and Chassis information to a node in Failover Cluster Manager on Microsoft Windows Server. When you view nodes in Failover Cluster Manager, you will see that there is a Rack and Chassis column but no way to add this data in the user interface. Resolution Create Fault Domains in PowerShell to add Rack and Chassis information to a node: 1. Open PowerShell ISE as administrator 2. Check your existing fault domain hierarchy using  Get-ClusterFaultDomain 3. Create your desired hierarchy (Site > Rack > Chassis > Node):      # Define a site      New-ClusterFaultDomain -Name "Site-1" -Type Site      # Define a rack within the site      New-ClusterFaultDomain -Name "Rack-1" -Type Rack -Parent "Site-1"      # Define a chassis within the rack      New-ClusterFaultDomain -Name "Chassis-1" -Type Chassis -Parent "Rack-1"      ...

Stop code: 0xc00002e2 - Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart - Windows server domain controller boot error

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 In this post, I describe how to fix the blue screen error with stop code 0xc00002e2 which can occur when booting a Windows server domain controller: Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart. We're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for you. Stop code: 0xc00002e2 Cause This issue can occur when booting a Windows server domain controller after a Windows update has been installed. EDIT: This issue can also occur after deleting snapshots for a virtual machine in VMware Workstation. Resolution Fortunately, this issue can be fixed so the server can be successfully booted again. To resolve the issue: 1. The server should automatically restart and take you to the  Choose an option  screen. 2. Select  Troubleshoot : 3. On the  Advanced Options  screen, select  Startup Settings . 4. Press the  Restart  button. 5. On the  Advanced Boot Options  screen, select  Directory Services Repair Mode : 6. Login...