Network setup - DNS Server failure

firehawk · 21 May 2012 at 16:50

Hi.

im trying to setup clustering on a VM environment. Successfully done so but do get errors in the eventlog for clustering reporting the following:

Cluster network name resource 'Cluster Name' failed registration of one or more associated DNS name(s) for the following reason:
DNS server failure.
.

Ensure that the network adapters associated with dependent IP address resources are configured with at least one accessible DNS server.

Setup:

DC
VSAN
NodeA
NodeB

Network setup:

DC (which has DNS as well):

NIC1:
IP: 192.168.1.42
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Preferred DNS: 127.0.0.1

NodeA:

NIC1 (Domain):
IP: 192.168.1.50
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Preferred DNS: 192.168.1.42

NIC2 (iSCSI):
IP: 192.168.20.46
Subnet: 255.255.255.0

NIC3 (LAN/Network):

Auto configured

NodeB:

NIC1 (Domain):
IP: 192.168.1.51
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Preferred DNS: 192.168.1.42

NIC2 (iSCSI):
IP: 192.168.20.47
Subnet: 255.255.255.0

NIC3 (LAN/Network):

Auto configured

running WS2008 R2 EE + all updates

PistolPete · 21 May 2012 at 17:13

DNS is running and no issues there? Anything related in the event logs on the DC?

Uhtred · 21 May 2012 at 17:21

pretty sure you have to create the dns record manually and tick the option to allow any authenticated user to update dns?

firehawk · 21 May 2012 at 17:23

Thanks. I dont have this problem on my other clustered environment and that seems to work.

the one thing I did notice just now is that when I am clustering MSMQ, it doesnt allow me to enter an IP Address but instead assigns its own from 192.168.106.0 range - this range I have found is the host's VMWare NIC.

thoughts?!

firehawk · 21 May 2012 at 18:47

ok so im redoing the VMWare. Got 2 nodes again (NodeA and NodeB). How should I configure the network adapters?
I have NAT and host only.
I tried setting the IP Address on the VM machine (NodeA) for "Host only" adapter but it cant seem to ping or even join the domain.... just cant find it. no ping responses.