Re: Newbie - Quorum on SAN

From: John Toner [MVP] (jtoner_at_DIE.SPAM.DIE.mvps.org)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:11:50 -0500

Ajay,

If I'm reading this correctly, you state that you're rebooting both nodes at
the same time. If so, this is causing both nodes to attempt to arbitrate for
the quorum device at the same...which is causing both nodes to lose the
arbitration process.

To avoid this, you should setup a delay on one of your cluster nodes so that
one node boots with a 90 second delay. This will give the first node plenty
of time to arbitrate for the quorum disk without the interference of the
other cluster nodes. You can read more about this and other tips in the
following KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/259267

Regards,
John

"ajay" <ajaydarji@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OaMZkbvAFHA.3892@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I am still trying to find the HCL for clustering, but here are the errors
I
> get in the event logs
>
> Cluster service could not join an existing server cluster and could not
form
> a new server cluster. Cluster service has terminated.
>
> The Cluster Service service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 3
> time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in 240000
> milliseconds: Restart the service.
>
> Windows cannot unload your classes registry file - it is still in use by
> other applications or services. The file will be unloaded when it is no
> longer in use.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Ajay
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" <rod@die.spam.die.nw-america.com> wrote in
> message news:%23XPq4uiAFHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > What is any messages do you have in the event logs? Is your hardware on
> > the Clustering HCL? Have you checked your hardware config and
> > drivers/firmware?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Rod
> >
> > MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
> > http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering
> > http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
> >
> > "ajay" <ajaydarji@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23wTH7miAFHA.2428@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> That's correct everything was working and when I reboot both the nodes
> >> nothing works. Even the cluster service won't start. I have tried
> >> starting node 1 first and then bring node 2, but didn't help. I have
to
> >> discount the fiber cable from both nodes and boot the nodes up. Once
the
> >> servers are up, I rescan the drives and then connect the fiber cable to
> >> node1 and rescan the drives again a couple of times and then the quorum
> >> drive is accessible and the cluster service will also starts.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Ajay
> >>
> >>
> >> "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" <rod@die.spam.die.nw-america.com> wrote in
> >> message news:e3VD9$x$EHA.3924@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >>> Ok, so everything was working, you reboot the nodes and now nothing is
> >>> not working? The cluster service is not started on either node? DHCP
did
> >>> not start up?
> >>>
> >>> What have you tried? Can you get either node to start the cluster
> >>> service? You know not to reboot both at the same time? What does your
> >>> event log have to on this matter?
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>>
> >>> Rod
> >>>
> >>> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
> >>> http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering
> >>> http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
> >>>
> >>> "ajay" <ajaydarji@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:OLETN8x$EHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >>>>I have two dell servers in a cluster setup to do DHCP. Both the
servers
> >>>>are connected to the SAN (HP VA7410) through a Cisco switch. I have
the
> >>>>quorum setup on the SAN. My problem is when I reboot both the nodes,
> >>>>neither of the nodes can access the quorum drive. When I go to disk
> >>>>manager on both the nodes, both can see the drive, but when I open my
> >>>>computer I see the Q:\ drive but can't access it. What do I need to
do
> >>>>so that at least one of the servers would always connect to the quorum
> >>>>drive on the SAN after a reboot?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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