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PS get-command -Module FailoverClusters - To get all commands with clusters. Create user account in AD: New-ADUser –Name adfsService Set-ADAccountPassword adfsService Enable-ADAccount adfsService Regional settings: Set-Culture -CultureInfo < de-DE> - To set regional setting to German get-adgroupmember $MyGroup | select name - This will list down just names of members of the group Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership | select name - This will list groups the user is member of. Get installed server roles: Get-WindowsFeature | where {$_.installed -eq $true} | select displayname, name, installed Change network profile to Private: Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias "nic1-storage" -NetworkCategory Private Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias "nic2-admin" -NetworkCategory Private

The information that is traveling across the heartbeat network is small, but latency is critical for communication. If you have the same the speed and duplex settings, this helps to make sure that you have reliable communication.  If you are not sure of the supported speed of your card and connecting devices, or your manufacturer's recommended settings, Microsoft recommends that you set all the devices on that path of  10 MB/Sec  and  Half Duplex . This configuration will provide sufficient bandwidth and reliable communication. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 174812  The effects of using Autodetect setting on cluster network interface card Note : Microsoft does not recommend the use of any type of fault-tolerant adapter or "Teaming" for the heartbeat. If you require redundancy for your heartbeat connection, use multiple network adapters set to Internal Communication Only and defin...