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Problems with Clustering in Windows 2003
Here's my problem.... I have 2 hp dl380's that connect to a storageworks msa500 raid array. When Windows 2003 is first installed on the servers, they see the array with no problem. Once I try to configure the cluster, I lose my connection to the array, and I have yet to find a way to get them back without a full reinstall. Does anyone what might be causing my array to disappear once I try configuring the cluster? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Thanks, but I'm already using the Microsoft whitesheet. I definitely have the other node off when I configure the first cluster.
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Yes I am able to write to them prior to installing the cluster service. I'm leaning toward thinking it's a hardware problem myself, but I was hoping it might be a quick and easy fix. I have an HP tech coming out with some replacement hardware, so if no one here can figure it out, hopefully he'll be able to work his magic
If its HP hardware have you tried running the HP diagnostics that comes as part of the HP support pack CD's? If you have a tech coming he'll may run sometihing similar. Let us know what the outcome is iether way.
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Well, it turns out a couple things went bad. Both my i/o card in the array and the chassis of the array itself went bad. After having to go through Level 1 saying there was nothing wrong with the hardware and maybe a driver or firmware update was needed, I finally got someone at hp who knew what they were talking about. Thanks for your help.
Thanks for the feedback. Sometimes getting to speak to someone with the skills required to diag the issue can be half the problem.
Take a look this may help - http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/server/clustersteps.asp.
You probably know this but just in case. You should be configuring the shared disks with only one node on at a time so that the node can place a lock on the shared disks.