cluster vote timeout

cluster vote timeout controls the maximum amount of time an instance waits for other instances to vote during the voting period. An instance waits only for those instances which it believes are running.

Summary Information

Default value

60

Valid values

1– 127

Status

Dynamic

Display level

Comprehensive

Required role

System administrator

Configuration group

Shared Disk Cluster

Tuning cluster vote timeout to a lower value can reduce failover time, but increases the risk that an instance that is running is excluded from the new cluster view. Tuning cluster vote timeout to a larger value reduces the risk that an running instance is excluded from the new cluster view, but may increase failover time.