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You'll have to remove the cluster service from this machine before you can add it back.<br />
First separate this machine from the network, then try the &quot;last node&quot; option described here:<br />
How to uninstall the Cluster service on a Windows Server 2003 cluster<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282227" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282227</a><br />
If this doesn't work, try the command line option listed,<br />
cluster node nodename /forcecleanup<br />
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Then re-join it to the cluster.<br />
The usual precautions apply.
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You'll have to remove the cluster service from this machine before you can add it back.
First separate this machine from the network, then try the "last node" option described here:
How to uninstall the Cluster service on a Windows Server 2003 cluster
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282227 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282227]
If this doesn't work, try the command line option listed,
cluster node nodename /forcecleanup

Then re-join it to the cluster.
The usual precautions apply.

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Evicted node 3 while it was offline. Got it back online, still sees the cluster but is not participating. Node 3 is not listed under cluster management.<br />
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When you try adding node 3 back it says it already belongs to a cluster.<br />
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How can I add this node back to the cluster?
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Evicted node 3 while it was offline. Got it back online, still sees the cluster but is not participating. Node 3 is not listed under cluster management.

When you try adding node 3 back it says it already belongs to a cluster.

How can I add this node back to the cluster?

Node evicted while offline and trying to add it back.

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