Hyper-v Failover Cluster management via powershell

Hi
We are looking at having a management server act as proxy for managing couple of hyper-v clusters using CSV. We plan to do management using powershell commands.
We create a session one of the host in the cluster and execute commands using invoke-command. The cluster verbs seems to fail with the following warning.
WARNING: If you are running Windows PowerShell remotely, note that some failover clustering cmdlets do not
work remotely. When possible, run the cmdlet locally and specify a remote computer as the target. To run the
cmdlet remotely, try using the Credential Security Service Provider (CredSSP). All additional errors or
warnings from this cmdlet might be caused by running it remotely.
What is the recommended way to do setup for using FailoverCluster ? We want to have a single management server that act proxy for all servers clustered or not.
Also, is there a document that describe various operations done via Failover Cluster Manager and corresponding powershell commands (or set of commands).
Thanks
/Jd

Regarding the Stop action from Failover Cluster Manager, Eric, I understand your point. But when I do shutdown from Failover Cluster Manager, the VM shuts down as expected even when the setting is set to Save.
I was very specifically talking about the Stop-ClusterGroup cmdlet, not any command issued in Failover Cluster Manager. But, well, yeah, if you tell a VM to shut down, it shuts down. I don't know why you'd expect anything different to happen. If you're looking
for the equivalent to Stop-ClusterGroup inside Failover Cluster Manager, it's not called "Shut Down". You can use "Stop Role" on the "More Actions" menu for the VM. You can also find the configuration object (usually named in the format of "Virtual Machine
Configuration XXX") and take it offline.
I tested a number of times after your first post, and Stop-ClusterGroup does what the Cluster-Controlled Action is set to every single time for me.
I could only make educated guesses at the underlying mechanics of FCM and PowerShell's cluster cmdlets, but the stand-out difference is that FCM has no method to operate in a double-hop situation at all, while PowerShell does. You only encounter these difficulties
with PowerShell in that second hop. The question you're asking: "it would be great to know how Failover Cluster Manager works without this setup ?" is an apples-to-oranges comparison.
This particular sentence of yours sort of changes the overall parameter of your question:
"... so our automation works..."
I was under the impression you were setting up this double-hop because you wanted admins to manually execute PowerShell cmdlets against your cluster from a single controlled location.
If automation is your goal, do it right from the cluster. I obviously don't know your entire wishlist and it's none of my business, but this double-hop situation may not be ideal.
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1. Presented Disks to servers, formatted and taken offline
2. Installed necessary features, such as failover clustering
3. Configured NIC Teaming
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- Assigned one CSV volume to each node
- Configured External switch with allow management option checked
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2. If I create a virtual machine and make it highly available from hyper-v console, would it be highly available and would live
migrate, etc.?
3. Are there any configuration changes required?
4. Please, suggest how it can be made better?
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Hi ,
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Step 3: Create a virtual switch
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Step 5: Create the cluster
Step 6: Add a disk as CSV to store virtual machine data
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Step 8: Install the guest operating system on the virtual machine
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Step 10: Test an unplanned failover
Step 11: Modify the settings of a virtual machine
Step 12: Remove a virtual machine from a cluster
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