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Enable-CauClusterRole

Re-enables the self-updating functionality on the specified cluster.

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Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft ClusterAwareUpdating reference: Re-enables 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.

Enable-CauClusterRole [[-ClusterName] <String>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Force] [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Enable-CauClusterRole. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / ClusterAwareUpdating · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-ClusterName: Specifies the name of the cluster on which to enable the self-updating functionality. This parameter is only required when this cmdlet isn't run on a failover cluster node, or this cmdlet is used to reference a failover cluster different from where the cmdlet is run.
-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-Credential: Specifies the administrative credentials for the target cluster.
-Force: Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet isn't run.

Prerequisites

Windows 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.

Security considerations

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.

Examples

Example 1: Enable a CAU clustered role on the specified cluster

Enable-CauClusterRole -ClusterName "CONTOSO-FC1" -Force

This command enables the CAU clustered role on the CONTOSO-FC1 cluster to begin performing Updating Runs. The cmdlet changes the status of the CAU clustered role to Running. 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.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/ClusterAwareUpdating/Enable-CauClusterRole.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/clusterawareupdating/enable-cauclusterrole?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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