Adding a resource group with the Add Resource Group wizard

Use the Add Resource Group wizard to create a resource group, which is a set of cluster resources that you can manage as a single unit and make available for use by a cluster.

The Add Resource Group wizard guides you through the creation of a highly available resource group for your applications. Using a resource group, you can combine policy and other common settings, as well as physical resources that you want to ensure are available at all times within the cluster for use by your applications. You can configure startup, fallover, and fallback policies to customize resource group behavior to fit the needs of your applications. You can also configure the settling time and the distribution policy that affect the resource group startup, and the delayed fallback timer that affects the resource group fallback. Resource groups can be either concurrent or non-concurrent.

You must specify information for all required fields, which are marked with an asterisk (*) as well as any optional fields that you choose. When you complete all pages, click Finish to create the resource group.

Complete the following pages in the wizard to create your new resource group: