Cluster disk chkdsk "gjb" <gjb[ at ]gjb.gjb> 12/11/2008 2:12:56 PM Hi, I have a 2 node W2K SP4 cluster with EMC CX500 SAN fc storage. One of the cluster disk resources is saying it is corrupt and needs chkdsk to be run. This appears to be initiated automatically when the resource/group is brough online. I have read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/176970/en-us and this seems all you need to do is allow it to run to completion. However a colleague has said tghis does not work (or at leat did not for him on a prior occasion) and that you need to shut down one node, disable the cluster driver on the other, then reboot and run chkdsk in non-cluster mode. Is this necessary as the MS article says this is only reqd for NT4 cluster disks. TIA, Geejay

Re: Cluster disk chkdsk "Edwin vMierlo [MVP]" <EdwinvMierlo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> 12/12/2008 9:24:52 AM [Quoted Text] > > I have a 2 node W2K SP4 cluster with EMC CX500 SAN fc storage. One of the > cluster disk resources is saying it is corrupt and needs chkdsk to be run. > This appears to be initiated automatically when the resource/group is brough > online. correct, and you will find the output file of this chkdsk in c:\winnt\cluster > I have read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/176970/en-us and this seems all > you need to do is allow it to run to completion. yes, leave it run until finished, the physical disk resource will display "online pending" in cluster administrator > However a colleague has said tghis does not work (or at leat did not for him > on a prior occasion) and that you need to shut down one node, disable the > cluster driver on the other, then reboot and run chkdsk in non-cluster mode. only if the "cluster initiated chkdsk upon an online" is not fixing your problem > Is this necessary as the MS article says this is only reqd for NT4 cluster > disks. in early days it was the only way, but now just let the disk on "online pending" until finished and examine the output. HTH, Edwin.

Re: Cluster disk chkdsk "gjb" <gjb[ at ]gjb.gjb> 12/12/2008 4:27:50 PM Thank you for the response. When attempting to bring the disk online, chkdsk is started, but it fails after a short time and the log file says the system does not have exclusive access to the disk (even though it not in online state?). All the shares for that drive have it as a dependency so I thought would wait for it to come online and not be able to open handle to it. Is there a way to determine what has the disk ?? Regards, Geejay "Edwin vMierlo [MVP]" <EdwinvMierlo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ucFc%23tDXJHA.5052[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > >> >> I have a 2 node W2K SP4 cluster with EMC CX500 SAN fc storage. One of the >> cluster disk resources is saying it is corrupt and needs chkdsk to be >> run. >> This appears to be initiated automatically when the resource/group is > brough >> online. > > correct, and you will find the output file of this chkdsk in > c:\winnt\cluster > >> I have read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/176970/en-us and this seems > all >> you need to do is allow it to run to completion. > > yes, leave it run until finished, the physical disk resource will display > "online pending" in cluster administrator > >> However a colleague has said tghis does not work (or at leat did not for > him >> on a prior occasion) and that you need to shut down one node, disable the >> cluster driver on the other, then reboot and run chkdsk in non-cluster > mode. > > only if the "cluster initiated chkdsk upon an online" is not fixing your > problem > > >> Is this necessary as the MS article says this is only reqd for NT4 >> cluster >> disks. > > in early days it was the only way, but now just let the disk on "online > pending" until finished and examine the output. > > HTH, > Edwin. > >

Re: Cluster disk chkdsk "Edwin vMierlo [MVP]" <EdwinvMierlo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> 12/13/2008 9:44:46 AM any virus scanners ? disable them, or exclude this disk from scanning for now "gjb" <gjb[ at ]gjb.gjb> wrote in message news:%23wEnUaHXJHA.4632[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Thank you for the response. When attempting to bring the disk online, chkdsk > is started, but it fails after a short time and the log file says the system > does not have exclusive access to the disk (even though it not in online > state?). > All the shares for that drive have it as a dependency so I thought would > wait for it to come online and not be able to open handle to it. > Is there a way to determine what has the disk ?? > > Regards, > > Geejay > > "Edwin vMierlo [MVP]" <EdwinvMierlo[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:ucFc%23tDXJHA.5052[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > > >> > >> I have a 2 node W2K SP4 cluster with EMC CX500 SAN fc storage. One of the > >> cluster disk resources is saying it is corrupt and needs chkdsk to be > >> run. > >> This appears to be initiated automatically when the resource/group is > > brough > >> online. > > > > correct, and you will find the output file of this chkdsk in > > c:\winnt\cluster > > > >> I have read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/176970/en-us and this seems > > all > >> you need to do is allow it to run to completion. > > > > yes, leave it run until finished, the physical disk resource will display > > "online pending" in cluster administrator > > > >> However a colleague has said tghis does not work (or at leat did not for > > him > >> on a prior occasion) and that you need to shut down one node, disable the > >> cluster driver on the other, then reboot and run chkdsk in non-cluster > > mode. > > > > only if the "cluster initiated chkdsk upon an online" is not fixing your > > problem > > > > > >> Is this necessary as the MS article says this is only reqd for NT4 > >> cluster > >> disks. > > > > in early days it was the only way, but now just let the disk on "online > > pending" until finished and examine the output. > > > > HTH, > > Edwin. > > > > > >