DOCUMENT:Q195630  10-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :Unable to Fail-Back the Disk Resource After a Fail-Over
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:WinNT:4.0
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Cluster Server 
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SYMPTOMS
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After a fail-over, you may be unable to fail-back the disk resource. The disk
resource continues cycling between online pending and failed. The event log
returns errors regarding the inability to read the disk signature on the quorum,
with Event ID: 2052.

CAUSE
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Some Digital Equipment Corp. cluster solutions with the StorageWorks RAID Array
310 may ship with a version of the Hszdisk.sys driver prior to version 4.0. For
best results, use the Hszdisk.sys driver version 4.0 or later, or as recommended
by the manufacturer.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, get an updated driver from Digital Equipment Corp.

MORE INFORMATION
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The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: DEC, failover, Clustering, RA310, hszdisk, driver, MSCS

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Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbAudDeveloper kbClustServSearch
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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