Open the Microsoft Windows Failover Cluster GUI
Right-click on Services and Applications
Expand More Actions
Select Create Empty Service and Application
Right-click on the newly created service and select Properties
Rename the empty application to DataKeeper Service
Right-click on DataKeeper Service
Select Add Resource
Navigate to More Resources/Add DataKeeper Volume
Open the Properties of this newly added resource and change the Resource Name to something meaningful, like "DataKeeper Volume E" (which designates E drive). Select the DataKeeper Volume Parameters tab and associate a volume drive letter (E for the above example) with the resource. A list of all mirrored volumes will be presented. Choose the volume that you wish to control with this resource.
Right-click on the resource and choose Bring Online. Make sure it comes online. Note: Resources placed in online status are unlocked. Resources placed in the offline status are locked.
Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for all the other DataKeeper volumes you wish to protect with WSFC.
Move the resource to available storage by doing the following:
Expand the Services and Applications tab
Select the DataKeeper service just created and note the resources
From the main pane, select the resource (i.e., DataKeeper Volume E)
Right-click and select Remove from DataKeeper Service -- this will move the resource to Available Storage
Repeat for all the other volumes
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