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Thanks.. it wants a network name and IP which I don't want to configure.. can I just skip creating the resource and disable the service? 
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Thanks.. it wants a network name and IP which I don't want to configure.. can I just skip creating the resource and disable the service?

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NVM.. I used the network name and IP resources I already have as dependency. thanks!
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NVM.. I used the network name and IP resources I already have as dependency. thanks!

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These are just the dependencies MSDTC needs; you can simply use the existing cluster name and IP address for that.<br />

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These are just the dependencies MSDTC needs; you can simply use the existing cluster name and IP address for that.


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There I was, typing away, while you were answering your question; oh well ...<br />

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There I was, typing away, while you were answering your question; oh well ...


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I am building a new file server cluster. I am getting mixed info on whether or not I need a a resource for MSDTC. This cluster will NOT run SQL. <br />
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Everything seems to be working without MSDTC. However, I am seeing 4147 and 4148 MSDTC realted events in the event viewer. <br />
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Thx!
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I am building a new file server cluster. I am getting mixed info on whether or not I need a a resource for MSDTC. This cluster will NOT run SQL. 

Everything seems to be working without MSDTC. However, I am seeing 4147 and 4148 MSDTC realted events in the event viewer. 

Thx!

MSDTC Needed for Windows 2003 File Cluster?

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).