Q272327: Cluster Admin Stops Responding When Renaming File Share Name

Article: Q272327
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 2000,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): w2000mscs kbClustering
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you rename multiple-clustered resource share names using the Cluster.exe
tool from the command console, the following error message may be displayed:

  System error 87 has occurred.
  The parameter is incorrect.

Also, the Cluster Administrator may stop responding while it attempts to
enumerate the clustered resources.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the rename commands occur too rapidly; for example,
if they are executed in a script.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this behavior, use one of the following methods:

- Rewrite the script to include an adequate pause between each rename command.

- Rewrite the script to create new file share resources instead of renaming
  existing resource share names; then use another script to remove the unwanted
  share resources.

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

Additional query words: MSCS hang cluster administrator

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Keywords          : w2000mscs kbClustering 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000DataServ kbwin2000DataServSearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbwin2000Search kbWinAdvServSearch kbWinDataServSearch
Version           : :2000,4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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