can a sql cluster start without a disk dependency
Summary. When you install Microsoft SQL Server on a cluster as a SQL Server failover cluster instance, a specific set of SQL Server resources that have dependencies on other resources in the cluster group are created. SQL Server (LOCALINSTANCE) dependencies are Cluster Disk 2 and Name: STANDALONE2008R. 2  SQL Server (LOCALINSTANCE) has no required dependencies. 3  SQL Server Agent (LOCALINSTANCE) dependencies are SQL Server (LOCALINSTANCE) .