To add a Volume Manager Disk Group resource for the quorum

1. If Failover Cluster Management is already open, then proceed to the next step.

   To launch Failover Cluster Management, select it from Start > Administrative Tools > Failover Cluster Management.

   On Windows 2012 operating systems, use the Start screen.

2. Verify that the cluster is online on the same node where you created the disk group.
3. In the left pane of Failover Cluster Management, right-click Services and Applications and select More Actions > Create Empty Service or Application.
4. Right-click the new group and rename it, for example QUORUM.
5. Right-click QUORUM and select Add a resource > More resources > Add Volume Manager Disk Group.
6. Right-click New Volume Manager Disk Group in the center pane and click Properties.
7. In the General tab of the Properties dialog box, type a name for the resource in the Resource Name field, for example, QUORUM_DG_RES.
8. On the Properties tab, in the Disk Group Name field, type the name of the disk group that you previously created for the quorum, and click OK to close the dialog box.
9. Right-click the Quorum disk group resource (for example, QUORUM_DG_RES) in the left pane and select Bring this resource online.

   The specified disk group resource, QUORUM_DG_RES resource, is created under the Quorum group (for example, QUORUM).