The CLUSTER hive is stored in the cluster software directory (ex.
c:\winnt\cluster) as a file called CLUSDB.  You must explicitly do a manual
regback (REGBACK C:\REGSAVEDIR machine CLUSTER) in order to save this hive.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathan King [mailto:nathan.king AT USAA DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 12:19 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: MS Cluster registry backup
>
>
> I just did an NT regback followed by an ADSM regback on a
> cluster server.
>
> I then did a windiff against the files and although windiff reported
> different versions, the hives were identical in size.
> Furthermore c:\winnt\system32\config   shows that there are
> still just the
> same sam,security,software and system hives.. I don't see a
> cluster hive
> here.
>
> The cluster appears to be part of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE which is
> backed up both
> by ADSM and by Regback....
>
> However I did notice though that in the C:\winnt\cluster
> directory that
> there does appear to be two files which are locked for
> exclusive access by
> the server
> and appear to have a format similar to a registry hive - i.e.
> hive and log.
>
> Perhaps someone with more indepth knowledge of MS Cluster
> server would be
> able to explain it.
>
> Nathan
>
>
>
>
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Louie, James [SMTP:LouieJ AT NABISCO DOT COM]
>         Sent:   Thursday, July 08, 1999 10:52 AM
>         To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>         Subject:        MS Cluster registry backup
>
>         MS Cluster server has a new registry hive called
> CLUSTER that holds
> cluster
>         configuration info.  It can be viewed with REGEDT32
> and backed up
> with the
>         native NT backup program and REGBACK.  This hive
> resides in the
> directory in
>         which the clustering software is installed in and has
> a filename of
> CLUSDB.
>
>         ADSM client 3.1.0.7 has clustering failover support,
> but doesn't
> backup this
>         hive as far as I can see.  Will this be fixed in a future PTF?
>
>         For now, I'm going to have to schedule a REGBACK of
> the hive before
> ADSM
>         does a backup of C: unless someone has a better idea.
>
>         Thanks - James Louie, Nabisco Inc.
>