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Q219303: Oracle Fail Safe Does Not Function After Service Pack 4 Install

Article: Q219303
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbnetwork kbWinNT400sp5fix
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 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 on your computer that already
has Oracle Fail Safe installed, the Oracle software may not function properly.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because NetBIOS support is not enabled for the cluster's
TCP/IP address resource.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT. For
additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server, Enterprise
Edition version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service
Pack 5.

Additional query words: mscs oracle cluster failsafe

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbnetwork kbWinNT400sp5fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search
Version           : :4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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