IP Stack Question on cluster

[Tv]

I heard from someone that you should only have a primary WINS server
configured in
your stack if you do clustering. Anyone have any info on this? I know the
interconnect does not
need it. but don't understand what problem a secondary WINS could cause a
cluster.

Thanks
Tv

 

[NuT CrAcKeR]

I have not heard any such thing. is this a WINS cluster?

NuTs

 

[Tv]

Yes it is. We were told that a secondary WINS server would cause problems
and should not be entered. I however have secondary on my cluster and have
never had any problems. I don't know what the WINS admins are talking about
and have not been able to get them to point me to whatever Q article or bug
report they are talking about.



I think they are crazy.

 

[NuT CrAcKeR]

Actually, depending on the complexity of your WINS environment, it can cause
some problems.

When we had our WINS/DHCP cluster, we didnt use 2nd-ary wins entries in
order to keep record ownership clean, and make sure that all the database
replication was working correctly. For years we had an infrastructure that
would not converge and it cause routing headaches.

It all really depends on your replication topology. It isnt likely that you
will have a problem, but our best practices (blessed by MS Engineering)
implimented a single server entry for each server.

NuTs

 

[Tv]

Ok I understand the WINS running on a cluster but this is just a cluster
(not running the WINS server).

 

[NuT CrAcKeR]

in an earlier post in this thread, you said it WAS a WINS cluster...

/me scratches head...

(unless you meant a WINS Cluster f*&k which WINS often is ;-p )

Ok. So you have a clustered server that you need registered into WINS.

On the clustered resource for the virtual machine... that is the interface
that you want to configure for WINS (beacuse it will follow the cluster
service to whichever node is servicing the cluster)... and give it your
primary and secondary wins servers.

It should be treated just as any other server in your environment.

NuTs