Host with Initial Cluster State Turned Off Stops If Any Host Parameter Is Changed (268258)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

This article was previously published under Q268258

SYMPTOMS

If you configure a Windows Clustering host so that the Initial Cluster State parameter is turned off (that is, is not set to Active), the host stops if you use the Windows interface to change any of the host's parameters (for example, you change the host port rules or reset the priority).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date      Time    Version        Size     File name
   -----------------------------------------------------
   09/14/00  2:00am  5.0.2195.2228  547,600  Netcfgx.dll

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, restart the host by using the wlbs start command. To restart the host, type the following line at a command prompt

wlbs start clustername:hostl

where clustername is the cluster name and hostl is the host ID.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/26/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbWin2000PreSP2Fix KB268258