> On Jun 19, 11:00 pm, daveberm <david.berming...[ at ]steeleye.com> wrote:
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> > On Jun 19, 3:38 pm, Dan Sheehan <sheeh...[ at ]sheehans.org> wrote:
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> > > On Jun 19, 2:47 pm, daveberm <david.berming...[ at ]steeleye.com> wrote:
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> > > > On Jun 19, 12:45 pm, "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" <r...[ at ]die.spam.die.nw-
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> > > > america.com> wrote:
> > > > > I have never worked withXOSoft, so I am not help here!
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> > > > > Cheers,
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> > > > > Rodney R. Fournier
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> > > > > MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com-ClusteringWebsitehttp://msmvps.com/clusteri......> > > > > ClusterHelp.com is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner
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> > > > > "Dan Sheehan" <sheeh...[ at ]sheehans.org> wrote in message
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> > > > >news:1182257232.244571.206050[ at ]k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
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> > > > > > On May 10, 10:44 am, "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" <r...[ at ]die.spam.die.nw-
> > > > > > america.com> wrote:
> > > > > >> Can you telnet into the server? Do you have anti-virus software on the
> > > > > >> machine? If so, how is it configured? If you turn it off and try again,
> > > > > >> does
> > > > > >> it now work?
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> > > > > >> Have you seen this
> > > > > >> page -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/ee/transform.aspx?ProdName=E...>
> > > > > >> Cheers,
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> > > > > >> Rodney R. Fournier
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> > > > > >> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com-Clustering> > > > > >> Website
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> > > > > >> "Taj" <T...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > > > > >>news:C1B01398-DAF3-4733-B53B-E85A327D31C8[ at ]microsoft.com...
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> > > > > >> > Hi,
> > > > > >> > I have checked everything as per article and it seems everything is
> > > > > >> > correct.
> > > > > >> > I am getting Event Id: 1005
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> > > > > >> > Event Type: Error
> > > > > >> > Event Source: MSExchangeCluster
> > > > > >> > Event Category: Services
> > > > > >> > Event ID: 1005
> > > > > >> > Date: 5/10/2007
> > > > > >> > Time: 4:54:16 PM
> > > > > >> > User: N/A
> > > > > >> > Computer: HOEXN4
> > > > > >> > Description:
> > > > > >> >ExchangeHTTP Virtual ServerInstance 100 (HOMAIL02): The IsAlive check
> > > > > >> > for
> > > > > >> > this resource failed.
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> > > > > >> > For more information,
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http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.>
> > > > > >> > For more information, see Help and Support Center at
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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.> > > > > >> > Data:
> > > > > >> > 0000: 46 27 00 00 F'..
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> > > > > >> > "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" wrote:
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> > > > > >> >> Have you changed an IP address used forExchange?
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> > > > > >> >>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315691>
> > > > > >> >> Cheers,
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> > > > > >> >> Rodney R. Fournier
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> > > > > >> >> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
> > > > > >> >>
http://www.nw-america.com-ClusteringWebsite> > > > > >> >>
http://msmvps.com/clustering-Blog> > > > > >> >>
http://www.clusterhelp.com-ClusterTraining> > > > > >> >> ClusterHelp.com is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner
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> > > > > >> >> "Taj" <T...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > >> >>news:30E6FCB4-4F08-4FA3-A844-4C5E63AFB526[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > > > > >> >> > hi,
> > > > > >> >> > I have build newExchangeclusteron windows 2003. TheExchangeHTTP
> > > > > >> >> > Vitrual
> > > > > >> >> > Server Instance is getting failed with error message "ExchangeHTTP>>
> > > > > >> >> > > Virtual>> > ServerInstance 100 :The IsAlive check for this
> > > > > >> >> > resource failed".
> > > > > >> >> > Please
> > > > > >> >> > help
> > > > > >> >> > me to bring this up and resolve this issue.
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> > > > > >> >> > regards
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> > > > > > I too am having this problem.
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> > > > > > Here is the scenario:
> > > > > > 3 physical node, 2 virtual serverExchange2003 SP2cluster.
> > > > > > 4GB of RAM using the /3GB and /USERVA=3030 switches each.
> > > > > > Dell Poweredge Server swith 4 dual core hyperthreaded CPUs (yes it
> > > > > > looks like there are 16 to Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise edition).
> > > > > > Theclusterruns fine normally.
> > > > > > Antigen is installed forExchangescanning, and Symantec is installed
> > > > > > on the file system with all the proper file/folder exclusions for
> > > > > >Exchange.
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> > > > > > We installedXOSoftWanSyncHA forExchangewhich replicates the
> > > > > > database to a remote siteExchangesystem. When we first intialized
> > > > > > replication, theHTTP virtual serverwould die with the error above,
> > > > > > and no other errors are logged. This would cause theclusterto fail
> > > > > > over, so I quickly changed the settings on theHTTP virtual serverto
> > > > > > not cause theclusterto fail over upon failure (temporarily).
> > > > > > I think failed the 2 servers, one at a time, to the stand by physical
> > > > > > node until all the physical nodes had been rebooted. We then resumed
> > > > > > replication and the system was fine for almost a week.
> > > > > > Then the dreadedHTTP virtual serverdeath returned any time we
> > > > > > initialized replication.
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> > > > > > There are no other errors being logged. Nothing else in thecluster
> > > > > > has changed (like the IP or anything like that).
> > > > > > It seems to me that the WanSyncHA is placing a load on the system, or
> > > > > > causing some sort memory contention/exhaustion, that is causing the
> > > > > >HTTP Virtual Serverto die.XOSoftclaims they have not seen this
> > > > > > before (don't they all say that) and so we get no where with them.
> > > > > > Aside from debugging the HTTP service, does anyone have any
> > > > > > recommendations on how to deal with this?
> > > > > > Is it perhaps theclusterservice freaking out because of a delayed
> > > > > > response from the HTTP service and causing it to terminate
> > > > > > unecessarily?
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> > > > > > Please help!
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Dan Sheehan
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> > > > I assume you are usingXOSoftto replicate your MSCSclusterto a
> > > > remote site for disaster recovery? If so, I suggest you removeXOSoft
> > > > and see if the problem still exists. If that fixes the problem, then
> > > > putXOSoftback on the systems and see if it breaks it again. If it
> > > > does, I would demand thatXOSoftworks with you to find a resolution
> > > > or look elsewhere for your DR solution.
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> > > > If you still have the problem withoutXOSoftin the mix, open a case
> > > > with Microsoft.
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> > > > David A. Bermingham, MCSE, MCSA:Messaging
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> > > I think we are addressing this from the wrong angle.
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> > > When I initiate a replication from the source server to the target
> > > server, the HTTP Virtual SeverClusterresource reports the error
> > > above anddies. ThisHTTP Virtual ServerONLYdiesif I initiate
> > > replication. So it is directly tied into the replication.
> > > It so happens I am usingXOSoftto perform the replicaiton, but please
> > > do not get hung up on that particular product as I don't think it is
> > > doing anything more than a block file copy from Server A to Server B.
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> > > Please approach this problem from the aspect of why would theCluster
> > > service report ""The IsAlive check for this resource failed." for the
> > >ExchangeHTTP Virtual ServerInstance?
> > > It seems as if the replication is consuming some vital resource that
> > > either theHTTP Virtual Serveror theClusterservice is using/wants
> > > to use.
> > > Has anyone run into a memory configuration issue on anExchange
> > >clusterwhere a particular application has causedClusterresources to
> > > be considered non-responsive and therefore failed?
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> > > I am trying to get my customer andXOSoftto talk to each other,
> > > however I wanted to simultaneously approach this from a server
> > > configuration side and ask the clustering experts if any of this rings
> > > a bell with a lack of free PTEs or anything like that.
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> > > Thanks!
> > > Dan Sheehan
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> > Collect some performance data with and without replication enabled.
> > Pay particular attention to Kernel Memory issues as described here...
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http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2005/12/28/416551.aspx>
> > Does that server use the /3GB switch? If so, you might want to try it
> > without the switch to give you more available kernel memory.
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> > David A. Bermingham, MCSE, MCSA:Messaging
> > Director of Product Managementwww.steeleye.com
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> We are in the process of trying to schedule a resource comparison
> because starting the replication knocks the HTTP virtual server
> offline so it has to be planned.
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> And as mentioned in my first post, the servers are using /3GB. I am
> hesitant to recommend to the customer to try turning this off on a
> production server, therefore reducing the available memory cache to
> Exchange 2003, just to see if it helps (note the reboot seems to buy
> us about a week before the issue returns, so this would be hard to
> measure anyway).
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