UNC Maping to a Cluster

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Hi,

I have a 2 Server Cluster(Win2003Server Ent SP1), Whose Cluster Name is
XXXREP01-CL. The 2 phsyical Servers that comprise the Cluster are REP1a and
REP1b respectively.The contain a reports Directory on the D:\ Drive which is
pointed to 1 physical location in the SAN.
MY UNC Maping is as follows: \\XXXREP01-CL\ShareName
My 1st Question is...Do I need to supply the volume name
\\XXXREP01-CL\D$\ShareName?
The application I am Mapping has 2 Sets of Services that access that UNC
Share via the Cluster Name..XXXREP01-CL (one service is active and the other
is passive(application level Fault Tolerance)....

My Second Question is:
Can I or Do I need to map via UNC one / both of my Services to a Physical
Server in the Cluster (say REP1a) and the Other Applciation Service to
(REP1b)?

Is there a prefered method in this scenario from the Microsoft side?
In this env. it must be UNC Mapping....
Thanks In advance for yur inputand opinions

Regards,

Drew
 
Re: UNC Maping to a Cluster

Hello,

You must create the share as a cluster resource. So it would be:
\\XXXREP01-CL\ShareName

Where does the application run ? on the cluster node ? that would change the
way to make it.

Create a cluster-managed file share
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...c1c7-4022-ad3a-cfc5656202c91033.mspx?mfr=true


--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1BD8C5A4-00B1-4046-87BF-FD984C41463D@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a 2 Server Cluster(Win2003Server Ent SP1), Whose Cluster Name is
> XXXREP01-CL. The 2 phsyical Servers that comprise the Cluster are REP1a
> and
> REP1b respectively.The contain a reports Directory on the D:\ Drive which
> is
> pointed to 1 physical location in the SAN.
> MY UNC Maping is as follows: \\XXXREP01-CL\ShareName
> My 1st Question is...Do I need to supply the volume name
> \\XXXREP01-CL\D$\ShareName?
> The application I am Mapping has 2 Sets of Services that access that UNC
> Share via the Cluster Name..XXXREP01-CL (one service is active and the
> other
> is passive(application level Fault Tolerance)....
>
> My Second Question is:
> Can I or Do I need to map via UNC one / both of my Services to a Physical
> Server in the Cluster (say REP1a) and the Other Applciation Service to
> (REP1b)?
>
> Is there a prefered method in this scenario from the Microsoft side?
> In this env. it must be UNC Mapping....
> Thanks In advance for yur inputand opinions
>
> Regards,
>
> Drew
>
 
Re: UNC Maping to a Cluster

Mathieu,

Thank you for your response....
The application runs on 10 other servers in an "Applciation CLuster" but all
of the other Servers/Sevices run iin a diferent subnet (the account that runs
thse services is a Domain Admin Acct. and has full acces /Effective Rights to
the Share and it's subfolders).
Origianlly the Services (some), were running in the Windows Cluster...but
Security Rules prevented us from accessing the WEB Interface (which was is in
a DMZ) so we moved those services to the "Application Subnet" .xx and
referenced the File Stores (where the reports are kept) to the .yy subnet via
UNC Mapping (configurable in the applications admin panel). This allows us
to administer the Services via the web admin interface.
Thanks again,
Drew

"Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> You must create the share as a cluster resource. So it would be:
> \\XXXREP01-CL\ShareName
>
> Where does the application run ? on the cluster node ? that would change the
> way to make it.
>
> Create a cluster-managed file share
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...c1c7-4022-ad3a-cfc5656202c91033.mspx?mfr=true
>
>
> --
> Cordialement,
> Mathieu CHATEAU
> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>
>
> "Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1BD8C5A4-00B1-4046-87BF-FD984C41463D@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a 2 Server Cluster(Win2003Server Ent SP1), Whose Cluster Name is
> > XXXREP01-CL. The 2 phsyical Servers that comprise the Cluster are REP1a
> > and
> > REP1b respectively.The contain a reports Directory on the D:\ Drive which
> > is
> > pointed to 1 physical location in the SAN.
> > MY UNC Maping is as follows: \\XXXREP01-CL\ShareName
> > My 1st Question is...Do I need to supply the volume name
> > \\XXXREP01-CL\D$\ShareName?
> > The application I am Mapping has 2 Sets of Services that access that UNC
> > Share via the Cluster Name..XXXREP01-CL (one service is active and the
> > other
> > is passive(application level Fault Tolerance)....
> >
> > My Second Question is:
> > Can I or Do I need to map via UNC one / both of my Services to a Physical
> > Server in the Cluster (say REP1a) and the Other Applciation Service to
> > (REP1b)?
> >
> > Is there a prefered method in this scenario from the Microsoft side?
> > In this env. it must be UNC Mapping....
> > Thanks In advance for yur inputand opinions
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Drew
> >
>
>
 
Re: UNC Maping to a Cluster

hope you are out of the wood

--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:61C45FE1-BC1C-4EA8-9CDA-593387819F38@microsoft.com...
> Mathieu,
>
> Thank you for your response....
> The application runs on 10 other servers in an "Applciation CLuster" but
> all
> of the other Servers/Sevices run iin a diferent subnet (the account that
> runs
> thse services is a Domain Admin Acct. and has full acces /Effective Rights
> to
> the Share and it's subfolders).
> Origianlly the Services (some), were running in the Windows Cluster...but
> Security Rules prevented us from accessing the WEB Interface (which was is
> in
> a DMZ) so we moved those services to the "Application Subnet" .xx and
> referenced the File Stores (where the reports are kept) to the .yy subnet
> via
> UNC Mapping (configurable in the applications admin panel). This allows
> us
> to administer the Services via the web admin interface.
> Thanks again,
> Drew
>
> "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> You must create the share as a cluster resource. So it would be:
>> \\XXXREP01-CL\ShareName
>>
>> Where does the application run ? on the cluster node ? that would change
>> the
>> way to make it.
>>
>> Create a cluster-managed file share
>> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...c1c7-4022-ad3a-cfc5656202c91033.mspx?mfr=true
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cordialement,
>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>>
>>
>> "Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1BD8C5A4-00B1-4046-87BF-FD984C41463D@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have a 2 Server Cluster(Win2003Server Ent SP1), Whose Cluster Name is
>> > XXXREP01-CL. The 2 phsyical Servers that comprise the Cluster are REP1a
>> > and
>> > REP1b respectively.The contain a reports Directory on the D:\ Drive
>> > which
>> > is
>> > pointed to 1 physical location in the SAN.
>> > MY UNC Maping is as follows: \\XXXREP01-CL\ShareName
>> > My 1st Question is...Do I need to supply the volume name
>> > \\XXXREP01-CL\D$\ShareName?
>> > The application I am Mapping has 2 Sets of Services that access that
>> > UNC
>> > Share via the Cluster Name..XXXREP01-CL (one service is active and the
>> > other
>> > is passive(application level Fault Tolerance)....
>> >
>> > My Second Question is:
>> > Can I or Do I need to map via UNC one / both of my Services to a
>> > Physical
>> > Server in the Cluster (say REP1a) and the Other Applciation Service to
>> > (REP1b)?
>> >
>> > Is there a prefered method in this scenario from the Microsoft side?
>> > In this env. it must be UNC Mapping....
>> > Thanks In advance for yur inputand opinions
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Drew
>> >
>>
>>
 
Re: UNC Maping to a Cluster

Mathieu,

Thak you again. The article led me to discver that the "resource" was
created vis Windows Explorer (by supoprt Engineer), and not via CLuster
Administrator!...So the I have submitted the changes in to implement the
Share through Cluster administrator so that it has a dependency on the
Physical Disk resource as well as the Network Name resource.....Much
Appreciated

Je vous remercie,

Drew

"Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> hope you are out of the wood
>
> --
> Cordialement,
> Mathieu CHATEAU
> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>
>
> "Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:61C45FE1-BC1C-4EA8-9CDA-593387819F38@microsoft.com...
> > Mathieu,
> >
> > Thank you for your response....
> > The application runs on 10 other servers in an "Applciation CLuster" but
> > all
> > of the other Servers/Sevices run iin a diferent subnet (the account that
> > runs
> > thse services is a Domain Admin Acct. and has full acces /Effective Rights
> > to
> > the Share and it's subfolders).
> > Origianlly the Services (some), were running in the Windows Cluster...but
> > Security Rules prevented us from accessing the WEB Interface (which was is
> > in
> > a DMZ) so we moved those services to the "Application Subnet" .xx and
> > referenced the File Stores (where the reports are kept) to the .yy subnet
> > via
> > UNC Mapping (configurable in the applications admin panel). This allows
> > us
> > to administer the Services via the web admin interface.
> > Thanks again,
> > Drew
> >
> > "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> You must create the share as a cluster resource. So it would be:
> >> \\XXXREP01-CL\ShareName
> >>
> >> Where does the application run ? on the cluster node ? that would change
> >> the
> >> way to make it.
> >>
> >> Create a cluster-managed file share
> >> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...c1c7-4022-ad3a-cfc5656202c91033.mspx?mfr=true
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cordialement,
> >> Mathieu CHATEAU
> >> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
> >>
> >>
> >> "Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1BD8C5A4-00B1-4046-87BF-FD984C41463D@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I have a 2 Server Cluster(Win2003Server Ent SP1), Whose Cluster Name is
> >> > XXXREP01-CL. The 2 phsyical Servers that comprise the Cluster are REP1a
> >> > and
> >> > REP1b respectively.The contain a reports Directory on the D:\ Drive
> >> > which
> >> > is
> >> > pointed to 1 physical location in the SAN.
> >> > MY UNC Maping is as follows: \\XXXREP01-CL\ShareName
> >> > My 1st Question is...Do I need to supply the volume name
> >> > \\XXXREP01-CL\D$\ShareName?
> >> > The application I am Mapping has 2 Sets of Services that access that
> >> > UNC
> >> > Share via the Cluster Name..XXXREP01-CL (one service is active and the
> >> > other
> >> > is passive(application level Fault Tolerance)....
> >> >
> >> > My Second Question is:
> >> > Can I or Do I need to map via UNC one / both of my Services to a
> >> > Physical
> >> > Server in the Cluster (say REP1a) and the Other Applciation Service to
> >> > (REP1b)?
> >> >
> >> > Is there a prefered method in this scenario from the Microsoft side?
> >> > In this env. it must be UNC Mapping....
> >> > Thanks In advance for yur inputand opinions
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> >
> >> > Drew
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>
>
 
Re: UNC Maping to a Cluster

great :)

--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:80A002EA-AB08-40D8-B101-7992DC29575D@microsoft.com...
> Mathieu,
>
> Thak you again. The article led me to discver that the "resource" was
> created vis Windows Explorer (by supoprt Engineer), and not via CLuster
> Administrator!...So the I have submitted the changes in to implement the
> Share through Cluster administrator so that it has a dependency on the
> Physical Disk resource as well as the Network Name resource.....Much
> Appreciated
>
> Je vous remercie,
>
> Drew
>
> "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:
>
>> hope you are out of the wood
>>
>> --
>> Cordialement,
>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>>
>>
>> "Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:61C45FE1-BC1C-4EA8-9CDA-593387819F38@microsoft.com...
>> > Mathieu,
>> >
>> > Thank you for your response....
>> > The application runs on 10 other servers in an "Applciation CLuster"
>> > but
>> > all
>> > of the other Servers/Sevices run iin a diferent subnet (the account
>> > that
>> > runs
>> > thse services is a Domain Admin Acct. and has full acces /Effective
>> > Rights
>> > to
>> > the Share and it's subfolders).
>> > Origianlly the Services (some), were running in the Windows
>> > Cluster...but
>> > Security Rules prevented us from accessing the WEB Interface (which was
>> > is
>> > in
>> > a DMZ) so we moved those services to the "Application Subnet" .xx and
>> > referenced the File Stores (where the reports are kept) to the .yy
>> > subnet
>> > via
>> > UNC Mapping (configurable in the applications admin panel). This
>> > allows
>> > us
>> > to administer the Services via the web admin interface.
>> > Thanks again,
>> > Drew
>> >
>> > "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> You must create the share as a cluster resource. So it would be:
>> >> \\XXXREP01-CL\ShareName
>> >>
>> >> Where does the application run ? on the cluster node ? that would
>> >> change
>> >> the
>> >> way to make it.
>> >>
>> >> Create a cluster-managed file share
>> >> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...c1c7-4022-ad3a-cfc5656202c91033.mspx?mfr=true
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Cordialement,
>> >> Mathieu CHATEAU
>> >> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Drew" <Drew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:1BD8C5A4-00B1-4046-87BF-FD984C41463D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I have a 2 Server Cluster(Win2003Server Ent SP1), Whose Cluster Name
>> >> > is
>> >> > XXXREP01-CL. The 2 phsyical Servers that comprise the Cluster are
>> >> > REP1a
>> >> > and
>> >> > REP1b respectively.The contain a reports Directory on the D:\ Drive
>> >> > which
>> >> > is
>> >> > pointed to 1 physical location in the SAN.
>> >> > MY UNC Maping is as follows: \\XXXREP01-CL\ShareName
>> >> > My 1st Question is...Do I need to supply the volume name
>> >> > \\XXXREP01-CL\D$\ShareName?
>> >> > The application I am Mapping has 2 Sets of Services that access that
>> >> > UNC
>> >> > Share via the Cluster Name..XXXREP01-CL (one service is active and
>> >> > the
>> >> > other
>> >> > is passive(application level Fault Tolerance)....
>> >> >
>> >> > My Second Question is:
>> >> > Can I or Do I need to map via UNC one / both of my Services to a
>> >> > Physical
>> >> > Server in the Cluster (say REP1a) and the Other Applciation Service
>> >> > to
>> >> > (REP1b)?
>> >> >
>> >> > Is there a prefered method in this scenario from the Microsoft side?
>> >> > In this env. it must be UNC Mapping....
>> >> > Thanks In advance for yur inputand opinions
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> >
>> >> > Drew
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
 
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