What does Windows error code 5031 (ERROR_CLUSTERLOG_EXCEEDS_MAXSIZE) mean?

Status / error code:		Category:

Constant name:
Source:		Operating System:
Description: The cluster log exceeds its maximum size.

Previous	Next
ERROR_CLUSTERLOG_RECORD_EXCEEDS_MAXSIZE	ERROR_CLUSTERLOG_CHKPOINT_NOT_FOUND

ERROR_CLUSTERLOG_EXCEEDS_MAXSIZE

ERROR_CLUSTERLOG_EXCEEDS_MAXSIZE indicates that the persistent cluster log has grown beyond the allowed size. It can accompany unusually high event volume, repeated resource failures, or a long-running problem that was never resolved.

What to check

Preserve a copy of diagnostics before any retention or cleanup action.
Use the timestamps in Cluster.log and the System log to find the repeating failure that caused log growth.
Check free space and the cluster service health on all nodes rather than treating the log-size condition as the root cause.

Get-ClusterLog -UseLocalTime -Destination C:\Temp

Microsoft: Get-ClusterLog

Microsoft: Troubleshoot unexpected cluster failover

Microsoft: Troubleshoot Cluster service startup

Looking for a different code? Search another status or error code.