Is there a way to determine the currently active node in a cluster? I would prefer to use .Net to determine which node is currently active. Anybody have any insight into this? I think I could do this with WMI on Windows Server 2003, but I need to get this information for Win2k

Thanks in advance
- Ben

A WMI interface for Win2K clustering is not available, its introduced in
Win2003.

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"ben" <anonymous (AT) discussions (DOT) microsoft.com> wrote

Anybody have any insight into this? I think I could do this with WMI on
Windows Server 2003, but I need to get this information for Win2k.

Ben,

The solution mentioned below does not use .Net but I thought it might help
you getting started. Hope this helps.

I assume by "active node" you meant the node that is hosting the group
containing your resource like Exchange or SQL.

Check out "Cluster Automation Server" documentaion at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ion_server.asp.

Simple VBScript similar to the one below should give you the owner node. You
will have to replace "YourClusterName" and "YourGroupNameContaingResources"
appropriately.

Dim objCluster
Set objCluster = CreateObject("MSCluster.Cluster")
objCluster.Open("YourClusterName")
WScript.Echo
objCluster.ResourceGroups.Item("YourGroupNameConta ingResources").OwnerNode.N
ame
Set objCluster = Nothing

Alternatively, you can use cluster.exe as well to find out which node owns
the group

cluster.exe <YourClusterName> group <YourGroupNameContaingResources> /status

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"ben" <anonymous (AT) discussions (DOT) microsoft.com> wrote

Anybody have any insight into this? I think I could do this with WMI on
Windows Server 2003, but I need to get this information for Win2k.

hi..i think we have the same project..

Set oCluster = CreateObject("MSCluster.Cluster")

i've done that but it gives me:

ActiveX Component can't create object MSCluster.Cluster....
why is this so?
anyone?
please help me..thanks..



ben wrote:


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