Unable to Fail-Back the Disk Resource After a Fail-Over (195630)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
  • Microsoft Cluster Server

This article was previously published under Q195630

SYMPTOMS

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

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

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

MORE INFORMATION

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/5/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB195630