Comclust.exe Windows 2003 Server

From what I have read you do have to apply COMCLUST.exe to
a Windows 2003 Server on a cluster server with SQL Server
2000 Enterprise?
If this is not correct, I have already loaded Windows 2003
Server on a cluster with SQL Server 2000 Enterprise.
How would I correct this problem?
Thanks,
Mark P.
Hi
Look at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../newclust.mspx
"
MSDTC Configuration
The Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) can now be
configured once, and then be replicated to all nodes.
Benefits
? Easier Administration In previous versions, the COMCLUST.EXE utility had
to be run on each node in order to cluster the MSDTC. It is now possible to
configure MSDTC as a resource type, assign it to a resource group, and have
it automatically configured on all cluster nodes.
"
Regards
Mike
"Mark P." wrote:

> From what I have read you do have to apply COMCLUST.exe to
> a Windows 2003 Server on a cluster server with SQL Server
> 2000 Enterprise?
> If this is not correct, I have already loaded Windows 2003
> Server on a cluster with SQL Server 2000 Enterprise.
> How would I correct this problem?
> Thanks,
> Mark P.
>
|||Hi Mark,
You wrote " From what I have read you do have to apply COMCLUST.exe to a Windows 2003 Server on a cluster server with SQL Server 2000 Enterprise?"
I would be curious to know where it was written that we need to run comclust.exe on Win2003 cluster. It is true for Windows 2000 cluster and not for 2003.
Here are some Microsoft KB articles that has information for MSDTC on Windows 2003
How to Configure Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator on a Windows Server 2003 Cluster
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=301600
How to enable Network DTC access in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=817064
You wrote "If this is not correct, I have already loaded Windows 2003 Server on a cluster with SQL Server 2000 Enterprise. How would I correct this problem?"
You DO NOT need to configure MSDTC as a clustered resource for SQL Server 2000 cluster to work. You need MSDTC only if you are doing distributed transactions.
HTH,
Best Regards,
Uttam Parui
Microsoft Corporation
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