What does Windows error code 5933 (ERROR_CLUSTER_RESOURCES_MUST_BE_ONLINE_ON_THE_SAME_NODE) mean?

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Description: ERROR_CLUSTER_RESOURCES_MUST_BE_ONLINE_ON_THE_SAME_NODE means the resources must be online on the same node for this operation.

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ERROR_CLUSTER_RESOURCES_MUST_BE_ONLINE_ON_THE_SAME_NODE

ERROR_CLUSTER_RESOURCES_MUST_BE_ONLINE_ON_THE_SAME_NODE means an operation requires related resources to be online on one owner node. Their current distribution across nodes violates that dependency.

What to check for ERROR_CLUSTER_RESOURCES_MUST_BE_ONLINE_ON_THE_SAME_NODE

Identify the resources, groups, and owner nodes involved.
Review dependencies and anti-affinity rules before moving anything.
Move the clustered role using a supported group or resource operation, then retry after all required resources are co-located.

Get-ClusterResource | Format-Table Name, State, OwnerGroup, OwnerNode
Get-ClusterGroup | Format-Table Name, State, OwnerNode

Microsoft: Move-ClusterGroup

Microsoft: FailoverClusters PowerShell module

Microsoft: Get-ClusterLog

Where the result is returned

This result is Win32 system error 5933 (0x0000172D) from winerror.h. AllStat describes it as “The resources must be online on the same node for this operation”.

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