We ran into similar issues in 2003, we ended up putting the opt files on the c 
drives. It can be a pain point if the opt files are modified and not copied to 
each member of the cluster, but it prevents resources from dropping when a the 
disk with the opt file or TSM install was removed or taken offline. 

One other thing that may be beneficial to a cluster resource config. After I 
create my cluster resources( TSM schedulers and acceptors), in W2K3 I open the 
properties on the resources, select advanced tab and uncheck effects group. 
This prevents an out of sync password from failing the cluster group.
In W2K8 open the properties for the resource, select policies and uncheck "If 
restart is unsuccessful, fail over all resources in this service or 
application". 
This will prevent a TSM resource from causing a failover to a different node.




-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Wanda Prather
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 8:22 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: TSM for Windows 2008 CLuster

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27016259

There is a link to download the .ppt and a link to replay the audio/vido.

W

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 12:02 AM, Yudi Darmadi <yudi AT niagaprima DOT com> 
wrote:

> Dear TSM'ers
>
> I want to set up a TSM Scheduler Service for TDP Exchange in a cluster, it
> seems that there's a difference step with the Redbooks from IBM. I think
> the
> Redbooks refer to windows 2003 , so in windows 2008 quite different.
> Then i try it with the windows guy that set the cluster, it works fine the
> service is up and the backup running. But yesterday the tsm disk (the disk
> that i used to put the option file) is off line. So the service is down and
> the backup schedule was "missed". I don't what caused this, but i suspect
> the configuration service is not right. Do you have the steps for
> configuring services in windows 2008 cluster?
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> Yudi Darmadi
> PT Niagaprima Paramitra
> Jl. KH Ahmad Dahlan No.25  Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan 12130
> Phone: 021-72799949; Fax: 021-72799950; Mobile: 081905530830
> http://www.niagaprima.com
>