Install an MSMQ Site Controller on a Microsoft Cluster Server with SQL Server 7 (262882)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Message Queue Server (MSMQ) 1.0
This article was previously published under Q262882

SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) Site Controller cannot be clustered with Microsoft SQL Server 7. When you install SQL Server 7 on a Windows NT 4.0 Server that is part of a cluster created with Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS), only MSMQ clients or Routing Servers (RS) are installed on the servers. The SQL Server 7 is not supported for the installation of MSMQ Site Controllers on a cluster.

CAUSE

Installation of the MSMQ Site Controller in an MSCS configuration requires that you use the Limited SQL Wizard from the Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition component CD in the \msmq\sql.wiz directory. The Limited SQL Wizard is not compatible with SQL Server 7.

RESOLUTION

This hotfix incorporates a new setup DLL for MSMQ used only with SQL Server 7.0 on a cluster. The hotfix includes both a program that updates the second node of a cluster after you install MSMQ on the first node, and a new queue manager DLL that is replaces the existing MQQM.DLL file in certain conditions.

Complete installation instructions are included in the README.TXT file that is included with the hotfix. Please read the information in the README.TXT file before you begin the procedures.

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows NT V4.0 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the following file attributes or later:
   Date      Time    Version      Size    File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   2/18/2000 8:55AM  1.0.0.306    1830184 MQSETUP.DLL   Windows NT 
   2/9/2000  8:42AM                 19968 MQ2NDND.EXE   Windows NT
   2/9/2000  8:42AM  1.0.0.305     504080 MQQM.DLL      Windows NT

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

220889 INFO: MSMQ Server Must Be Clustered Installed on a MSCS Cluster

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/5/2006
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbBug kbfix kbMSMQ100fix kbQFE KB262882
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