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The DFS resource appears to be in a failed state when you create a DFS namespace in a Windows Server 2008-based cluster

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Symptoms

In a Windows Server 2008-based cluster, you run the High Availability wizard in Failover Cluster Manager to create a Distributed File System (DFS) namespace. After the DFS namespace is created, the DFS resource appears to be in a failed state.

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Resolution

This behavior occurs because of Domain Name System (DNS) registration and replication delays. After 10 to 15 seconds, the DFS resource comes online.

Note This is a single-instance failure that occurs when DFS tries to come online after a new namespace is created.

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References

For more information about Windows Server 2008, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx

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Keywords: KB947719, kbexpertiseadvanced, kbprb, kbtshoot, kbdfs, kbnamespace, kbclustering

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Article Info
Article ID : 947719
Revision : 2
Created on : 9/11/2010
Published on : 9/11/2010
Exists online : False
Views : 232