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“The data is invalid” warning pops up on Heartbeat setting for virtual machine resource in Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster Manager.

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Symptoms

When you try un-checking [Enable heartbeat monitoring for the virtual machine] checkbox in the properties dialog of a VM Resource from Failover Cluster Manager in Windows Server 2012, “The data is invalid” warning dialog comes up and you are not able to complete the process. 

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Cause

This is a known issue with Failover Cluster Manager in the way that it implements the checkbox.  The cluster property that this checkbox is supposed to set remains unchanged.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, follow one of these options below:


< Option 1 >
If you determine to change the settings from GUI, follow these steps:
  • Open Failover Cluster Manager.
  • Click Roles and find the Virtual Machine Resource.
  • Select the Resources tab and Right-click the Virtual Machine.
  • Click Properties and then select the Settings tab.
  • In Heartbeat Setting, un-check the Enable automatic recovery for application health monitoring first.
  • Continue un-check the Enable heartbeat monitoring for the virtual machine, and then click OK.

< Option 2 >
If you determine to change the settings from Windows PowerShell, follow these steps:

  • Start Windows PowerShell.
  • Check the Virtual Machine Name. 
    PS C:\> Get-ClusterResource
  • Check the Value of Enable heartbeat monitoring for the virtual machine and Enable automatic recovery for application health monitoring.
    PS C:\> Get-ClusterResource < Virtual Machine Name > | Get-ClusterParameter CheckHeartbeat
  • When the CheckHeartbeat Value is 1, both of Enable heartbeat monitoring for the virtual machine and Enable automatic recovery for application health monitoring is checked. To un-check both of them, change the value to 0.
    PS C:\> Get-ClusterResource < Virtual Machine Name > | Set-ClusterParameter CheckHeartbeat 0

    Note: If you determine to un-check only Enable automatic recovery for application health monitoring, run the cmdlet below.
    PS C:\> (Get-ClusterResource <Object>).EmbeddedFailureAction = 1

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Article Info
Article ID : 2782472
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 11/12/2012
Exists online : False
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