Dell CX4 Troubleshooting Guide - Page 56

Table A-1. General Cluster Troubleshooting (continued) Problem Probable Cause Corrective Action One of the nodes The node-to-node Check the network cabling. Ensure takes a long time to network has failed due that the node-to-node interconnection join the cluster. to a cabling or and the public network are connected or hardware failure. to the correct NICs. One of the nodes fail to join the cluster. One or more nodes Configure the Internet Connection may have the Internet Firewall to allow communications that Connection Firewall are required by the Microsoft® Cluster enabled, blocking Service (MSCS) and the clustered Remote Procedure applications or services. Call (RPC) communications between the nodes. See Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB883398 at the Microsoft Support website at support.microsoft.com for more information. Long delays in node-to-node communications may be normal. Verify that the nodes can communicate with each other by running the ping command from each node to the other node. Try both the host name and IP address when using the ping command. 56 Troubleshooting