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[Veritas-bu] Restoring Microsoft cluster Node

2006-03-02 10:53:27
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Restoring Microsoft cluster Node
From: d_clooney AT yahoo DOT com (Clooney)
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 07:53:27 -0800 (PST)
Thanks Simon

A little bit confused due to lack of Knowledge on the windows cluster
environment

Both nodes are running win2k by the way.

You mentioned that the live node would need to be taken off line, surely this
defeats the point of a cluster. Please excuse my ignorence if I am overlooking
something.

Thanks Again 

David

--- "WEAVER, Simon" <simon.weaver AT astrium.eads DOT net> wrote:

> 
> Hi Dave
> Well, if the other node is holding the resources, then it should be a case
> of booting the box to an F8 prompt and choose directory service restore mode
> and logon to Windows.
> 
> Launch Netbackup Backup, Archive and Restore tool , or from the Master, do a
> restore to this client machine.
> 
> Select system state or shadow copy components (you did not mention what
> version of windows you have).
> 
> Restore (I think) the system, but I am 90% sure the other node needs to be
> taken down (or offline!!) so you may need downtime for this.
> 
> My guess is the quorom is shared?? I would think this is all ok then.
> 
> Reboot and it should come back to life!
> 
> Would have thought this would be in the SysAdmin book, but I don't have one
> to hand!
> 
> I hope this is of some help - I may have overlooked something..... !!
> 
> Simon
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clooney [mailto:d_clooney AT yahoo DOT com] 
> Sent: 02 March 2006 15:22
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Restoring Microsoft cluster Node
> 
> 
> Hi all
> 
> Could anyone tell me anything to watch out for or a procedure to restore the
> a failed node using Microsoft cluster.
> 
> Situation: Active node died and inactive took over, we are now going to
> attempt
>            to restore failed node .
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Dave
> 
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