An update to configure client-side caching on a Windows 2000 server cluster is available (285369)

INTRODUCTION

This article describes an update to Microsoft Cluster service in Microsoft Windows 2000 where you can configure client-side caching for a File Share resource on a Windows 2000 server cluster. After you install this update, you can configure client-side caching for a File Share resource by using the Cluster Resource (Cluster.exe) command-line tool.

Note Install this update on the passive node of the server cluster before you install the update on the active node of your server cluster.

MORE INFORMATION

Update information

A supported feature that modifies the default behavior of the product is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to modify the behavior that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that specifically need it.

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

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Prerequisites

This update requires Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement Information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File Information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Date         Time   Version           Size    File name
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22-Jan-2004  23:59  5.0.2195.6868    474,896  Netshell.dll     
22-Jan-2004  23:59  5.0.2195.6824     99,600  Netman.dll       
21-Sep-2003  01:17  5.0.2195.6824    683,280  Clussvc.exe      
22-Jan-2004  23:59  5.0.2195.6892    247,056  Clusres.dll      
09-Jan-2004  01:41  5.0.2195.6888  5,854,720  Sp3res.dll       
22-Jan-2004  23:59  5.0.2195.6824     55,568  Clusapi.dll      
21-Sep-2003  01:17  5.0.2195.6824     67,760  Clusnet.sys
21-Sep-2003  01:17  5.0.2195.6824     54,544  Resrcmon.exe     
22-Jan-2004  23:59  5.0.2195.6824    136,464  Dnsapi.dll       
22-Jan-2004  23:59  5.0.2195.6876     96,528  Dnsrslvr.dll

The CSCCache property controls client-side caching for file shares on a server cluster. Client-side caching enables network users to access files on file shares, even when the client computer is disconnected from the network. This behavior occurs because the files are cached on the client computer.

Configure client-side caching by using the Cluster Resource command-line tool (Cluster.exe)

To use the Cluster.exe command-line tool to configure client-side caching for a File Share resource, run the Cluster.exe command with the CscCache private property. Specify one of the following values for the CscCache private property to set the client-side caching setting that you want:

0: If you set CscCache to 0, the changes in only those files that are specifically identified on the file share are reconciled between the client and the server cluster.
16: if you set CscCache to 16, the changes in all the files that are opened on the client are reconciled between the client and the server cluster.
32: If you set CscCache to 32, client-side caching is disabled for the files that are opened, but are not modified.
48: If you set CscCache to 48, client-side caching is disabled for all the files that are on the file share.

For example, to automatically reconcile the changes for all the files on a file share resource that is named UserShare, type the following line at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:

cluster.exe resource "usershare" /priv csccache=16

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816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

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