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Clustering, Additional, applications, utilities

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Issue: Microsoft Services for NFS NFS Share resource not available after cluster has been started Description This issue occurs because the NFS services are not registering the cluster portion with the operating system. Workaround Uninstall Microsoft Services for NFS and reinstall it. This can be done using these steps: 1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Add Remove Programs. 2. Choose Add/Remove Windows Components. 3. Click Other Network File and Print Services, then click Details. 4. Uncheck the box for Services for Unix, and then click OK. 5. Click Next. Allow the removal to finish, then click Finish. Now add the component back into the operating system: 1. In the Control Panel, choose Add/Remove Windows Components. 2. Click Other Network File and Print Services, then click Details. 3. Check the Services for Unix box, and get the details. To match the way the Hewlett-Packard Windows Storage Server is shipped from the factory, choose all subcomponents except Microsoft Client for NFS and click OK. 4. Click OK and then click Next. Allow the installation to finish, then click Finish. Start up the Cluster Administrator and verify that the NFS Share is an available resource type. This must be done on all cluster members that could possibly own an NFS Share resource. Clustering This section describes issues related to clustering Clustering Issue: Extended disk fails mount after cluster failover Description If you extend a volume of a disk in a clustered configuration, and the group is moved (or fails over), it fails completely due to an inability to mount the disk. This happens on any node in the cluster. As a result, the drive letter designation has been lost. Workaround Reassign drive letters for volumes on each of the cluster nodes. For additional information, see the Microsoft article at http://support.microsoft.com/ default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q304736. Additional applications and utilities This section provides additional information on using certain applications and utilities on the storage server. Additional applications and utilities Issue: JRE-dependent applications or web sites prompt for JVM installation, or it is not properly displayed Description A web site or application that is dependent on Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is not displayed properly with Internet Explorer. A message prompts you to install JVM. Workaround Uninstall the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) using the Control Panel and Add or Remove Programs. Reinstall the JRE from the c:\hpnas\components\JRE folder. Issue: Unable to create a volume on a SAN using Virtual Disk Services (VDS) provider for the MSA 1500 Storage Server with Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 13

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Microsoft
Services
for
NFS
Issue:
NFS
Share
resource
not
available
after
cluster
has
been
started
Description
This
issue
occurs
because
the
NFS
services
are
not
registering
the
cluster
portion
with
the
operating
system.
Workaround
Uninstall
Microsoft
Services
for
NFS
and
reinstall
it.
This
can
be
done
using
these
steps:
1.
Go
to
Start
>
Control
Panel
>
Add
Remove
Programs
.
2.
Choose
Add/Remove
Windows
Components
.
3.
Click
Other
Network
File
and
Print
Services
, then click
Details
.
4.
Uncheck
the
box
for
Services
for
Unix
, and
then
click
OK
.
5.
Click
Next
.
Allow
the
removal
to
nish,
then
click
Finish
.
Now
add
the
component
back
into
the
operating
system:
1.
In
the
Control
Panel,
choose
Add/Remove
Windows
Components
.
2.
Click
Other
Network
File
and
Print
Services
, then click
Details
.
3.
Check
the
Services
for
Unix
box,
and
get
the
details.
To
match
the
way
the
Hewlett-Packard
Windows
Storage
Server
is
shipped
from
the
factory,
choose
all
subcomponents
except
Microsoft
Client
for
NFS
and
click
OK
.
4.
Click
OK
and
then
click
Next
.
Allow
the
installation
to
nish,
then
click
Finish
.
Start
up
the
Cluster
Administrator
and
verify
that
the
NFS
Share
is
an
available
resource
type.
This must be done on all
cluster members
that
could possibly own
an
NFS
Share
resource.
Clustering
This
section
describes
issues
related
to
clustering
Clustering
Issue:
Extended
disk
fails
mount
after
cluster
failover
Description
If
you extend a volume of a disk
in
a clustered
con
guration,
and
the
group
is
moved
(or
fails
over),
it
fails
completely
due
to
an
inability
to
mount
the
disk.
This
happens
on
any
node
in
the
cluster.
As
a
result,
the
drive
letter
designation
has
been
lost.
Workaround
Reassign
drive
letters
for
volumes
on
each
of
the
cluster
nodes.
For
additional
information,
see
the
Microsoft
article
at
default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q304736
.
Additional
applications
and
utilities
This
section
provides
additional
information
on
using
certain
applications
and
utilities
on
the
storage
server.
Issue:
Additional
applications
and
utilities
JRE-dependent
applications
or
web
sites
prompt
for
JVM
installation,
or
it
is
not
properly
displayed
Description
A
web
site
or
application
that
is
dependent
on
Java
Virtual
Machine
(JVM)
is
not
displayed
properly
with
Internet
Explorer.
A
message
prompts
you
to
install
JVM.
Workaround
Uninstall
the
Java
Runtime
Environment
(JRE)
using
the
Control
Panel
and
Add
or
Remove
Programs.
Reinstall
the
JRE
from
the
c:\hpnas\components\JRE
folder.
Issue:
Unable
to
create
a
volume
on
a
SAN
using
Virtual
Disk
Services
(VDS)
provider
for
the
MSA
1500
Storage
Server
with
Windows
Storage
Server
2003
R2
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