CreateClusterGroupEx function (clusapi.h)

Creates a new cluster group with the options specified in the CLUSTER_CREATE_GROUP_INFO structure in a single operation.The PCLUSAPI_CREATE_CLUSTER_GROUPEX type defines a pointer to this function.

Syntax

HGROUP CreateClusterGroupEx(
 [in] HCLUSTER hCluster,
 [in] LPCWSTR lpszGroupName,
 [in, optional] PCLUSTER_CREATE_GROUP_INFO pGroupInfo
);

Parameters

[in] hCluster

The handle to the cluster in which the group will be created.

[in] lpszGroupName

The name of the new cluster group.

[in, optional] pGroupInfo

The additional information used to create the group.

Return value

If the operation is successful, the function returns a handle to the newly created group. If the operation fails, the function returns NULL.

Remarks

The CLUSTER_CREATE_GROUP_INFO structure enables additional properties for group creation. Currently, only the group type can be specified, which enables the group type to be set when the group is created.

Requirements