You cannot format a shared cluster hard disk volume, and you receive "The format did not complete successfully" error message in Windows Server 2003

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File information

Windows Server 2003, 32-bit versions

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
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   17-Dec-2004  03:12  5.2.3790.242       66,560  Resrcmon.exe     

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
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   17-Dec-2004  03:12  5.2.3790.242      174,080  Resrcmon.exe     IA-64

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Method 1: Delete the physical hard disk resource, format the hard disk volume that you want, and then re-create the physical hard disk resource

1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Cluster Administrator.
2. Remove any dependencies that are configured on the physical disk resource. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Click the Resources folder that is in your cluster.
   2. In the right pane, right-click the Shared Disk resource that you want, and then click Properties.
   3. On the resource Properties page, click the Dependencies tab, click the resource in the Resource dependencies list, and then click Modify.
      
      Important We recommend that you make a note of the dependency resources so that you can add them back later.
   4. Click the dependency resource that is in the Dependencies list, and then click the left arrow to remove the dependency resource.
   5. Repeat step c for each dependency resource.
   6. Click OK two times.
3. Click the Resources folder that is in your cluster, right-click the Shared Disk resource that you want, click Delete, and then click Yes.
4. Format the hard disk volumes that you want.
5. Create the physical disk resource, and then add the resource dependencies that you want.
   
   For more information about how to create a physical disk resource, see the Cluster Administrator Help. To do this, click Help Topics on the Cluster Administrator Help menu, double-click Server Clusters, click How To, click Manage Resources, and then click Create a new resource.

Method 2: Disable the Clusdisk.sys filter driver, format the hard disk volume that you want, and then enable the Clusdisk.sys filter driver

1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, click Computer Management, and then click Device Manager.
2. Make sure that Show hidden devices is enabled. To enable hidden devices, click Show hidden devices on the View menu.
3. Expand Non-Plug and Play Drivers, right-click Cluster Disk Driver, click Properties, click the Driver tab, in the Startup type list click Disabled, and then click OK.
4. Quit Computer Managagement, and then restart your computer.
5. Format the hard disk volumes that you want.
6. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, click Computer Management, and then click Device Manager.
7. Expand Non-Plug and Play Drivers, right-click Cluster Disk Driver, click Properties, click the Driver tab, click System in the Startup type list, and then click OK.
8. Quit Computer Management, and then restart your computer.

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