Cluster.Connect Method

Article
04/17/2009

Connects to the specified cluster.

Namespace: Microsoft.ComputeCluster
Assembly: CcpAPI (in ccpapi.dll)

Usage

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Connect ( _
    clusterName As String _
)

public void Connect (
    string clusterName
)

public:
virtual void Connect (
    String^ clusterName
) sealed

public final void Connect (
    String clusterName
)

public final function Connect (
    clusterName : String
)

Parameters

clusterName
The computer name of the cluster's head node (the head node is the node on which the Compute Cluster Service is installed). If your application is running on the head node, you can specify the node's name or use localhost as the name.

Remarks

To connect to the cluster, the user needs to have an account on the head node or be a member of the Guest Users, Power Users, or Administrators group.

You can use the following filter to look up the name of the head nodes in a domain in Active Directory:

(&amp;(objectClass=ServiceConnectionPoint)(serviceClassName=MicrosoftComputeCluster))

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Target Platforms

Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with Compute Cluster Pack Client Utilities, Windows XP with Compute Cluster Pack Client Utilities