What does Windows error code 5932 (ERROR_CLUSTER_NOT_INSTALLED) mean?

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Description: ERROR_CLUSTER_NOT_INSTALLED: the Failover Clustering feature is not installed on this node.

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ERROR_CLUSTER_NOT_INSTALLED

ERROR_CLUSTER_NOT_INSTALLED means the Failover Clustering feature is not installed on the node where the operation was attempted.

What to check for ERROR_CLUSTER_NOT_INSTALLED

Verify that the node is intended to be a cluster member and runs a compatible Windows Server version.
Install the Failover Clustering feature through the supported server-management process.
After installation, validate the node before attempting to join it to production.

Get-WindowsFeature Failover-Clustering

Microsoft: Validate hardware for a failover cluster

Microsoft: Failover Clustering overview

Microsoft: FailoverClusters PowerShell module

Where the result is returned

This result is Win32 system error 5932 (0x0000172C) from winerror.h. AllStat describes it as “The Failover Clustering feature is not installed on this node.”

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