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Suspends the self-updating functionality on the specified cluster.
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Microsoft ClusterAwareUpdating reference: Suspends the self-updating functionality on the specified cluster. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Disable-CauClusterRole [[-ClusterName] <String>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Force] [-WhatIf]
[-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Disable-CauClusterRole. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Windows / ClusterAwareUpdating · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
-ClusterName-Confirm-Credential-Force-WhatIfWindows with the ClusterAwareUpdating module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Disable-CauClusterRole -ClusterName CONTOSO-FC1 -ForceThis command prevents the CAU clustered role on the CONTOSO-FC1 cluster from performing Updating Runs. The cmdlet changes the status of the CAU clustered role to Offline. Because the command specified the Force parameter, the cmdlet runs without displaying confirmation prompts. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.
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