Re: MSDTC Disk Problem



Ok, you are saying that everything but the DTC resource works right? Then
delete it via the Cluster Administrator. Then add a new DTC resource. It's
just that simple.

Cheers,

Rod

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"Nickp" <nikp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:dfa890$o06$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi
>
>
>
> As i told you it fails the DTC resources ,instead i can move ip and
> network
> name with no prob and apparently also the disk , but if i try to open it
> from operating system i can't do it , the operating system don't even
> recognize the size and the volume
>
>
>
> and watching the event viewer after the MSDTC resource fails it sign as
> error that the resources can't open the log file that reside on the disk
>
>
>
> The strange things is as I told you that if I stop the service on the node
> the group is moved without problem , I have problem "only" with both nodes
> active
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank's
>
>
>
> Nick
>
>
>
> "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" <rod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ha scritto
> nel
> messaggio news:%23LgtvG8rFHA.2348@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Try this, delete the MSDTC resource, leave the disk and ip and name in
>> the
>> group. Can you failover the ip, name, and disk to both nodes? If not,
>> what
>> else fails?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Rod
>>
>> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
>> http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
>> http://www.msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
>> http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
>> http://msmvps.com/clustering/archive/2005/07/20/58233.aspx NYC Clustering
>> class
>>
>>
>> "Nickp" <nikp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:df9hm1$u7$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I've checked all the 2 articles before proceeding with the installation
>>> (
>>> the 301600 during the first cluster installation) and the 817064 before
>>> rejoin the crashed node in the cluster
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It looks only a sort of physical disk problem , even if it is signed
>>> online
>>> in the cluster manager when I move it , when I try to browse it i can't
>>> ,
>>> instead if i stop the cluster service on the node owning all the groups
>>> the
>>> second one bring normally online all 3 groups I have , including the
>>> MSDTC
>>> , i notice this behaviour moving the resources between the 2 nodes in
>>> any
>>> directions.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Since the cluster it seems working fine I'm trying to avoid to reinstall
>>> all
>>> , only for this things
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I've also checked that the volume name is the same on all the 2 nodes
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Nick
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" <rod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ha scritto
>>> nel
>>> messaggio news:%23WycFH7rFHA.2876@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Did you follow 817064, then 301600? Sounds like one node is missing
>>>> Network DTC.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Rod
>>>>
>>>> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
>>>> http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
>>>> http://www.msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
>>>> http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
>>>> http://msmvps.com/clustering/archive/2005/07/20/58233.aspx NYC
>>>> Clustering
>>>> class
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Nickp" <nikp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:df7dto$h25$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> i have one cluster with 2 node active/passive , windows 2003 ed /
>>>>> exchange
>>>>> 2003 , the hardware is composed by 2 IBM 445 everyone of them with 2
>>>>> HBA
>>>>> connected to a FasT600 ,
>>>>> After the crash of one node , i have reinstalled it and make it join
>>>>> again
>>>>> the cluster , everything work correctly also with exchange .
>>>>> The only problem i got right now is with MSDTC group , i cannot move
>>>>> it
>>>>> through the nodes cause it won't go online the msdtc resources , the
>>>>> problem
>>>>> is on the phisical disk associated to the group , it go online when i
>>>>> move
>>>>> it in the second node but if i try to browse it , is not available
>>>>> ,and
>>>>> obviously MSDTC put an error in the event viewer telling is not able
>>>>> to
>>>>> open
>>>>> the log file .
>>>>> Instead if i stop the cluster on the node owning the resources the
>>>>> second
>>>>> node is able to take it without problem , i have this problem only
>>>>> with
>>>>> this disk , i have other 2 disks in the cluster (one for quorum , and
>>>>> the
>>>>> other in the exchange group) and i can move them when i want
>>>>>
>>>>> I think that the problem it could be in the disk signature but i don't
>>>>> know
>>>>> how to fix it
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank 's
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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