Wlbs.exe Generates Incorrect Information on Cluster Status

ID: Q247712

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition versions 4.0 SP6, 4.0 SP6a
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If you use the drainstop, query, suspend, or stop parameter with Windows Load Balancing Service (WLBS) at a command prompt, system messages may not accurately report the computer's status under the following conditions:

When you use the drainstop parameter, you receive a message indicating that connection draining has started. If you then use the wlbs query command, the host reports that draining has stopped. If you repeat the wlbs drainstop command, you receive a message indicating that connection draining has started. If you then run the wlbs stop command, you receive a message indicating that cluster operations have already stopped.

When you use the suspend parameter, you receive a message indicating that cluster control is suspended. If you then use the wlbs stop command, the host reports that cluster control has been suspended (although it has already been stopped). If you then run the wlbs drainstop command, you receive a message indicating that cluster control has been suspended and connection draining has been started.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows NT 4.0 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date         Time     Size      File name   Platform
   ----------------------------------------------------
   10/12/1999   08:44p    36,112   Wlbs.exe    x86
   10/29/1999   02:06p    60,208   Wlbs.sys    x86
   10/12/1999   08:43p    51,472   Wlbs.exe    Alpha
   10/29/1999   02:05p   101,104   Wlbs.sys    Alpha

STATUS

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

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbnetwork kbtool ntdomain ntsp kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP6,4.0 SP6a
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug