Cluster Server Does Not Support More than 900 Shares

ID: Q185212

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
Microsoft Cluster Server
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

After creating more than 900 total resources on Microsoft Cluster Server on Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition, version 4.0 with Service Pack 3, you may receive various RPC errors and observe the following events in the System event log:

1016 (source CLUSSVC)
1065 (source CLUCSSVC)
1000 (source CLUSSVC)
1069 (source CLUSSVC)

CAUSE

The original release of Cluster Server with Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 does not support more than 900 resources. These may be any combination of total resources.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0 and Microsoft Cluster Server. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

In Service Pack 4 and later, the limit is 1,600 resources. To simplify administration and reduce overhead, use the "share subdirectories" option provided with the file share resource included in Service Pack 4 and later service packs. This option allows you to create a single file share resource for an unlimited number of shares. Set permissions accordingly at the file system level to protect access to the data to be shared.

The "share subdirectories" option for the file share resource was originally provided in Service Pack 4 but did not dynamically discover new subdirectories added while online. Service Pack 5 contains an update to this feature, allowing new subdirectories to be shared automatically. For additional information, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q194831 SP4 Cluster Shares Must Be Reset to Recognize Added Subdirectories

The Cluster Service under Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Datacenter Server contains the same dynamic support for file shares through the "share subdirectories" option.

Additional query words: 4.00 mscs shares

Keywords : NT4SP4Fix kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp4
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb