Creating Cluster Objects with the Failover Cluster Automation Server
[The Failover Cluster Automation Server is available for use in Windows Server 2008. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions.]
The following HTML/VBScript example creates an HTML form that allows users to create new resources.
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Create Cluster Resource</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript" RUNAT="Server">
<!--
'
' Define globals and open cluster.
'
Dim objCluster, objGroup, objResType, objRes
Dim strResName, strResType, strGroupName
Dim bSepMon
Set objCluster = CreateObject("MSCluster.Cluster")
objCluster.Open ""
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Sub lstGroups_OnClick()
strGroupName = ResCreate.lstGroups.Value
End Sub
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Sub lstTypes_OnClick()
strResType = ResCreate.lstTypes.Value
End Sub
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Sub chkSepMon_OnClick()
bSepMon = Not bSepMon
End Sub
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Sub btnOK_OnClick()
Dim str
str = ResCreate.txtGroupName.Value
'
' If the user has entered text in the group name text box,
' try to create a new group using this name. Otherwise
' the user needs to have selected an existing group
' from the select list.
'
If Len(str) > 0 Then
strGroupName = str
Set objGroup = objCluster.ResourceGroups.CreateItem(strGroupName)
ElseIf Len(strGroupName) > 0 Then
Set objGroup = objCluster.ResourceGroups.Item(strGroupName)
Else
MsgBox("Group name cannot be NULL.")
Exit Sub
End If
strResName = ResCreate.txtResName.Value
If Len(strResName) > 0 Then
If bSepMon Then
Set objRes = objGroup.Resources.CreateItem(strResName, strResType, 1)
Else
Set objRes = objGroup.Resources.CreateItem(strResName, strResType, 0)
End If
Else
MsgBox("Group name cannot be NULL.")
Exit Sub
End If
Set objRes = Nothing
Set objGroup = Nothing
Set objCluster = Nothing
Document.Navigate "results.html" ' TODO: create this page!
End Sub
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Sub btnCancel_OnClick()
Document.Navigate "cancel.html" ' TODO: create this page!
End Sub
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-->
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>Create Cluster Resource</H1><HR>
<FORM NAME="ResCreate"
METHOD="POST"
ACTION="rescreate_results.vbs"
LANGUAGE="VBScript"
TITLE="Resource Creation Form">
<!--==================================================================
Add a select list for groups.
===================================================================-->
<B>Select group in which to create resource...</B><BR>
<SELECT ID="lstGroups" SIZE="5">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
<!--
For Each objGroup in objCluster.ResourceGroups
Document.Write "<OPTION VALUE=" & Chr(34) & objGroup.Name & Chr(34) & ">" & objGroup.Name & vbCrLf
Next
-->
</SCRIPT>
</SELECT>
<BR>
<!--==================================================================
Add a text box to allow the user to create a new group..
===================================================================-->
<B>...or enter new group name:</B><BR>
<INPUT TYPE="TEXT" ID="txtGroupName" SIZE="40">
<BR><BR>
<!--==================================================================
Add a select list for resource types.
===================================================================-->
<B>Specify resource type:</B><BR>
<SELECT ID="lstTypes" SIZE="5">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
<!--
For Each objResType in objCluster.ResourceTypes
Document.Write "<OPTION VALUE=" & Chr(34) & objResType.Name & Chr(34) & ">" & objResType.Name & vbCrLf
Next
-->
</SCRIPT>
</SELECT>
<BR><BR>
<!--==================================================================
Add "separate monitor" check box.
===================================================================-->
<B>Create resource in a separate Resource Monitor:</B>
<INPUT TYPE="Checkbox" ID="chkSepMon">
<BR><BR>
<!--==================================================================
Add a text box for the resource name.
===================================================================-->
<B>Resource Name:</B>
<INPUT TYPE="TEXT" ID="txtResName" SIZE="40">
<BR><HR>
<!--==========================================
Add "OK"and "Cancel" buttons.
===========================================-->
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" ID="btnOK" VALUE=" OK ">
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" ID="btnCancel" VALUE="Cancel">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>