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URGENT -- Windows 2003 Network Load Balancing Problem
I got a windows 2003 server which runs "virtual server 2005" and I got 2 virtual 2003 servers running through that. The system has 2 NICs and both of the 2 virtual server discs are images on a previous server copy which is locked. Two virtual networks have been created for each virtual server and a different NIC has been associated with each virtual machine.
Virtual Server 1
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : web1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : development.mydomain.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : development.mydomain.com
mydomain.com
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel 21140-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (Generic)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-FF-76-CC-60
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.45
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.46
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4
Virtual Server 2
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : web2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : development.mydomain.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : development.mydomain.com
mydomain.com
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel 21140-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (Generic)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-FF-79-CC-60
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.47
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4
Now when I start the Network Load Balancing Manager in Server 1, I can create a new cluster (IP 192.168.1.45) and add Server 1 (IP 192.168.1.46) to it. I have sellected mutlicast with IGMP support, and port 80 on both TCP and UDP. The cluster starts, converges fine and turns green. Then I try to add the next host (Server 2) to the cluster. After I type the IP address of it I get the error message saying: "No interfaces are available for installing a new cluster". I did google that and the answers I got relate to systems using the same NIC card. However I am using 2 different NIC's for each virtual server.
Both Virtual Servers can ping eachother fine and can see eachother on the domain too.
I am not quite sure if my configuration is wrong or if this cannot be done. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Vas
Virtual Server 1
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : web1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : development.mydomain.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : development.mydomain.com
mydomain.com
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel 21140-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (Generic)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-FF-76-CC-60
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.45
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.46
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4
Virtual Server 2
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : web2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : development.mydomain.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : development.mydomain.com
mydomain.com
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel 21140-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (Generic)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-FF-79-CC-60
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.47
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4
Now when I start the Network Load Balancing Manager in Server 1, I can create a new cluster (IP 192.168.1.45) and add Server 1 (IP 192.168.1.46) to it. I have sellected mutlicast with IGMP support, and port 80 on both TCP and UDP. The cluster starts, converges fine and turns green. Then I try to add the next host (Server 2) to the cluster. After I type the IP address of it I get the error message saying: "No interfaces are available for installing a new cluster". I did google that and the answers I got relate to systems using the same NIC card. However I am using 2 different NIC's for each virtual server.
Both Virtual Servers can ping eachother fine and can see eachother on the domain too.
I am not quite sure if my configuration is wrong or if this cannot be done. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Vas
ASKER
I did find a utility (NewSid) by Sysinternals on the web and changed the SID on one of the servers. Still no luck.
Also on most configurations on the web each server runs on its own hardware (i.e. not on a virtual pc) and they all have 2 NIC each. Also it is mentioned that it will work with 1 NIC as long as multicast is sellected. I am wondering iof my problem has to do with this.
Vas
Also on most configurations on the web each server runs on its own hardware (i.e. not on a virtual pc) and they all have 2 NIC each. Also it is mentioned that it will work with 1 NIC as long as multicast is sellected. I am wondering iof my problem has to do with this.
Vas
NewSid is just required to prevent the use of duplicate SIDs. In addition, it's noteworthy that Microsoft only supports imaging of Windows installations if Sysprep is used.
Anyway, you still have to follow the instructions in the KB article above.
Anyway, you still have to follow the instructions in the KB article above.
ASKER
Actually I discovered what my problem was. If I assign two NIC on each virtual server I can get the cluster to work fine. However IIS wont let me access any files on the 2nd server where the SID has been changed (authentication failure). Therefore I have to make a new image for the 2nd virtual server. It is rather weird that the utility messes up all SIDs and you cannot even add new groups of users etc onto the system.
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Network Load Balancing Manager does not work with imaged servers
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