What should you do?

You are a database administrator for Contoso, LTD, You configure a Microsoft SQL Server failover with four nodes by using, Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition and SOL Server 2016 Enterprise edition.

A server in the datacenter needs to be replaced. The server is part of the SQL Server Failover Instance (FCI).

You need to remove the FCI node for the server that will be replaced.

What should you do?
A . Evict the node from Failover Cluster Manager.
B . Run the Remove-cluster Windows PowterShell cmdlet.
C . Run the Remove-ClusterResource Windows PowerShell cmdlet.
D . Remove the shared storage from Failover Cluster Manager.

View Answer

Answer: A

Explanation:

Recover from an irreparable failure Use the following steps to recover from an irreparable failure. The failure could be caused, for example, by the failure of a disk controller or the operating system. In this case, failure is caused by hardware failure in Node 1 of a two-node cluster.

References: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/failover-clusters/windows/recover­from-failover-cluster-instance-failure