Error Message: System Error 997 Has Occurred

ID: Q248408

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SYMPTOMS

When you use the CLUSTER /MOVE command to manually move a group, you may receive the following error message:

System error 997 has occurred.
Overlapped I/O operation is in progress.

CAUSE

This error message can occur if you do not use the /WAIT switch with the command. The error message is misleading and the computer cannot determine the state of the resource group.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, specify the /WAIT switch with a value that is long enough for the group to move succesfully.

For example, the following command allows 10 seconds for the move:

CLUSTER cluster_name GROUP "group name" /MOVE:node2 /WAIT:10

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: MSCS

Keywords : kberrmsg kbtool
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb