I just read that tech note and it says that you should call Microsoft to 
recreate the checkpoint file. You can also use these steps.
 
Appendix B
How to correctly reset the TSM password for the node that is used to backup the 
cluster resources. Note: these steps must be followed or else the password will 
not be correctly set in the Microsoft Cluster *.cpt file on the Quorum drive.

1.      Stop TSM Cluster Resources

1.1.   Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Cluster Administrator

1.2.   In the ?Open Connection to Cluster? box type the name of this cluster

1.3.   Click the ?+? in front of Groups in the left-hand pane. 

1.4.   Click on the group name. (Usually there is one group name called 
?Cluster Group?).  

2.      Right Click on the Cluster Resource called ?TSM Central 
Scheduler-Cluster? | Take Offline

3.      Remove Key replication

3.1.   Right Click on the Cluster Resource called ?TSM Central 
Scheduler-Cluster? | Properties

3.2.   Click on the ?Registry Replication? tab

3.3.   Select the Registry key that is being replicated in the box under ?Root 
Registry Key?.

3.4.   Click Modify

3.5.   Copy the value in the box under ?Root Registry Key?.

3.6.   Click OK

3.7.   Click Remove

3.8.   Click OK

4.      Change TSM Password

4.1.   On the TSM server set the password

4.2.   On the side of the cluster where all the cluster resources are currently 
online run: dsmc ?verbose -optfile=r:\tsmcluster\dsm.opt

5.      Add Key replication

5.1.   Right Click on the Cluster Resource called ?TSM Central 
Scheduler-Cluster? | Properties

5.2.   Click on the ?Registry Replication? tab

5.3.   Click Add

5.4.   Paste the value that you copied into the box under ?Root Registry Key?.

5.5.   Click OK

5.6.   Click OK


"Kauffman, Tom" <KauffmanT AT NIBCO DOT COM> wrote:
Thanks all --

Richard, this one seems to have solved the problem (we'll know tonight).

Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Richard Sims
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 10:49 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Strange issue with a Windows server

Tom - Have a look at IBM Technote 1110519

Richard Sims

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