The first time you create Windows Failover Cluster, the node name is added according to DNS name.
If you have set a mix of upper and lower case for node name, the node lists look ugly.
Steps
- Evict the node with incorrect format
- Open Command Prompt in Administrator Mode
Windows Server 2008 R2
Cluster.exe /CLUSTER:<CLUSTER_NAME> /ADD /NODE:<CLUSTER_NODE_NAME>
Example: C:\>Cluster.exe /CLUSTER:HQVHV02C1 /ADD /NODE:HQVHV02C1N2 Configuring node HQVHV02C1N2 --------------------------------------- 12% Validating cluster state on node HQVHV02C1N2. 25% Getting current node membership of cluster HQVHV02C1. 37% Adding node HQVHV02C1N2 to Cluster configuration data. 50% Validating installation of the Microsoft Failover Cluster Virtual Adapter on node HQVHV02C1N2. 62% Validating installation of the Cluster Disk Driver on node HQVHV02C1N2. 75% Configuring Cluster Service on node HQVHV02C1N2. 87% Starting Cluster Service on node HQVHV02C1N2. 100% Waiting for notification that node HQVHV02C1N2 is a fully functional member of the cluster.
Notes
In future, Microsoft prefers doing this using Powershell.
However, in my test, the node added using Powershell will be in lower case.
Command:
Get-Cluster <CLUSTER_NAME> | Add-ClusterNode <CLUSTER_NODE_NAME>
Example:
Get-Cluster HQVHV02C1 | Add-ClusterNode HQVHV02C1N2