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Q174956: WINS, DHCP, and DNS Not Supported As Failover Resource

Article: Q174956
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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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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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Cluster Server does not support the configuration of the Windows
Internet Name Service (WINS), Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP), and Domain
Name Service (DNS) as failover resources.

MORE INFORMATION
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Cluster Server does not contain support for failover of a WINS server from one
node to another. WINS may use push/pull replication between two WINS servers,
allowing an alternate server for clients in the event that one server fails. The
client may configure for primary and secondary WINS servers. In the event that
one WINS server fails, the clients may use the other WINS server.

For additional information on WINS, please see the following white paper
available on the Microsoft anonymous FTP server:

  File Name: Winswp.exe
  Location : ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-docs/papers/
  Title : "Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows Internet Naming Service
  (WINS) Architecture and Capacity Planning"

Windows 2000 supports DHCP and WINS on clusters for scalability and fault
tolerance. For additional information, click the article number below to view
the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q226796 Using WINS and DHCP with the Windows 2000 Cluster Service

Additional query words: MSCS

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Keywords          : kbsetup 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbAudDeveloper kbClustServSearch
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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