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| 784.1 | | LJSRV1::GOODMAN | | Mon May 05 1997 08:16 | 4 |
| Ask the customer to try an connect via the lanman name (not the cluster alias)
If the error is the same it is not a cluster client problem. Otherwise call me.
Donna
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| 784.2 | Works if they use the server name vs. clusteralias | CSC32::G_OGLESBY | Ginny Oglesby 592-4731 CSC/CS | Mon May 05 1997 13:40 | 7 |
| Donna,
Yes, if they connect directly to the server vs. the clusteralias
they can open the shares, even after 55.
Thanks,
Ginny
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| 784.3 | no client sft required with sp1 to V1.1 | LJSRV1::GOODMAN | | Tue May 06 1997 08:56 | 10 |
| With the release of sp1 for clusters V1.1 no client cluster software is required.
This release is targeted for the end of May. The only restriction will be NetBT
must be bound. In this case the customer would have to configure IP.
A NetBios name will associated with the IP object in the failover group. You must have
a WINS server or configure the LMHOST file. With Sp3 for NT 4.0 standard tools such as
Explorer and Network Neighborhood will enumerate these "cluster virtual servers". They
will look to the clients as just another server.
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| 784.4 | for the 80 column impaired | MSE1::PCOTE | press one now for personal name | Tue May 06 1997 09:42 | 16 |
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With the release of sp1 for clusters V1.1 no client cluster software
is required. This release is targeted for the end of May. The only
restriction will be NetBT must be bound. In this case the customer
would have to configure IP.
A NetBios name will associated with the IP object in the failover
group. You must have a WINS server or configure the LMHOST file.
With Sp3 for NT 4.0 standard tools such as Explorer and Network
Neighborhood will enumerate these "cluster virtual servers". They
will look to the clients as just another server.
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| 784.5 | Just fine but what about others LAN Clients | NNTPD::"[email protected]" | Milan Zofka | Wed May 07 1997 02:22 | 26 |
| Hello,
Your previous reply is exactly what I was expecting from D-Clusters...
It seem that Microsoft understand now a lot of things with clusters and that
they finally changed something on NT 4.0 (with sp3) to allow transparent
access to virtual nodes (clusters).
My current customer didn't want to install the client kit on his 600 NT4 ws,
he's happy to know that only the sp3 of NT will be needed (he upgrade the
workstations each time a sp becomes stable...)
BUT: you said that sp3 will allow clients to ... Does it mean that ONLY sp3
clients will be able to access transparently theses clusters aliases? What
about others Lan Man clients like WFW, W95, NT4.0 sp2, NT 3.51, Windows 3.1
with various LAN man implementation, you know, all theses mixed PCs you find
in all big enterprises...
Do you have an idea of what will be changed in sp3 (client side) ? If sp1 of D
CLusters adds entries in WINS, any WINS aware client should be able to access
the Cluster alias or am I wrong (would solve the W95 problem)?
Thanx in advance
Milan
[Posted by WWW Notes gateway]
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| 784.6 | | LJSRV1::GOODMAN | | Wed May 07 1997 12:29 | 9 |
| Sorry for the confusion. DC V1.1 with Sp1 over NT 4.0 sp2 supports NetBT fileshare failover and
access withOUT cluster client software. With NT 4.0 sp2 you make connections via Net Use.
When NT 4.0 sp3 is available for the servers, clients will be able to enumerate cluster shares
with standard tools (explorer, winfile, network neighborhood). This is true for Nt 3.51, Win95
or any client that supports WINS.
NetBIOS names are created as part of the IP object. You would have atleast one per failover group
depending on the number of NICs in the server.
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| 784.7 | wrapped to <80 columns | TARKIN::LIN | Bill Lin | Wed May 07 1997 15:12 | 13 |
| <<< Note 784.6 by LJSRV1::GOODMAN >>>
Sorry for the confusion. DC V1.1 with Sp1 over NT 4.0 sp2 supports NetBT
fileshare failover and access withOUT cluster client software. With NT 4.0
sp2 you make connections via Net Use.
When NT 4.0 sp3 is available for the servers, clients will be able to
enumerate cluster shares with standard tools (explorer, winfile, network
neighborhood). This is true for Nt 3.51, Win95 or any client that supports
WINS.
NetBIOS names are created as part of the IP object. You would have atleast
one per failover group depending on the number of NICs in the server.
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| 784.8 | SP3 on servers only... | TYCHE::BOSTERS | | Thu May 15 1997 14:25 | 5 |
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..to answer .-2 in simpler wording, SP3 is needed on the cluster
servers only.
From then on ANY client can browse the virtual cluster names.
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