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Volumes that are encrypted by BitLocker are not supported in a clustered environment in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2

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Symptoms

In Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Server 2008 R2, if a volume is encrypted by using BitLocker on a shared cluster disk, other computers in the cluster cannot access this volume.

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Cause

This problem occurs because BitLocker uses keys that are specified by the computer. These keys cannot be replicated in a clustered environment. Therefore, any node other than the one on the disk that was encrypted cannot decrypt the volume.

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Resolution

Do not use BitLocker to encrypt volumes in a clustered environment. Volumes that are encrypted by BitLocker are not supported as shared disks in a clustered environment.

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Keywords: KB947302, kbprb, kbexpertiseinter, kbtshoot, kbclustering

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Article Info
Article ID : 947302
Revision : 5
Created on : 7/3/2012
Published on : 7/3/2012
Exists online : False
Views : 363