This is whats called a "rolling" upgrade. It's a bit tedius, but understandably so.
To add a new drive to the shared space, you will need to...
1. Turn off the cluster service on both servers
2. Power down a server
3. Assign, and configure the new drives on the server that is still...
You might be able to rig this by using NLB features. You can have two servers setup to print to the same IP. Then setup a roundrobin on the DNS for the two server names.
This way, when a client requests to print to the print server, it will switch between the two. If one fails, it should...
From what you have written, I believe you are leaving out the cluster service account in the ACL's. The cluster service account needs at least READ rights in order to process the sharing.
Let me know.
Your second assumption is right. MSCS does not allow you to access the same disk from more than one server. But you can distribute different drives so that a server is not just sitting there. So yes, it is a dual active/passive.
But, because only one server can access a drive, and you can...
From what you have written, I believe you are leaving out the cluster service account in the ACL's. The cluster service account needs at least READ rights in order to process the sharing.
Let me know.
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