How to Install domino server on windows 2008 cluster?

Hi,

I am trying to install Domino server on windows 2008 cluster(Active/Passive). Here are steps I am following (Similar to steps as that of R5 on winodws 2000):

  1. Setup MSCS server on windows 2008 cluster.

  2. Install domino server with data directory on the shared drive.

  3. Configure the domino server.

  4. Modify the notes.ini and add the following line:

TCPIP_TCPIPAddress=0,,0

  1. Copy the notes.ini to the data directory on the shared drive.

  2. Failover the shared disk to the second node and install domino server with data directory pointed to the shared drive.

  3. Create windows service and applications and select generic service.

  4. Select lotous domino service, specify the IPAddress and select the shared disk.

After completing the steps when I am trying to start domino server, it is failing to start. Event logs has the following error:

The Lotus Domino Server (LotusDominoData) service terminated with service-specific error 421

I appreciate if someone to throw some light on setting up domino server on windows 2008 cluster.

Regards

Sanjeev

Subject: Understanding IBM Lotus Domino server clustering

At this web site there’s a pdf explaining what you want.

I hope this help you.

Jose

Subject: Clustering Domino 8.5 on windows 2008 cluster environment

Joe,

Thanx for the information. But the cluster setup which you have pointed out is Application level clustering. We are setting up it with Microsoft’s MSCS clustering.

Here is our requirment:

  1. We setup a 2-node winodws 2008 cluster.

  2. Then we need to add lotus domino as a cluster aware service.

so that if one node fails/crashes then the winodws clustering will switch the service to another node using microsoft’s MSCS.

For my setup on windows 2003 server I followed the steps in chapter 6 of the redbook :

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/SG245141.html?Open

I would appreciate if you have any inputs for this.

Sanjeev

Subject: Lotus Domino 8.5 with Windows 2008 Cluster

Hi,

I am planning to do a similar installation in next couple of days. Did u get any other documentation and resolution to u r problem???

Cheers

Arao

Subject: Similar error

I’m seeing the same error on a Domino clustered 8.5.1 64bit server on Windows 2008 Ent SP2.

The server starts once, then it won’t shut down. After that it won’t start again and get the error as described in the original post. Did anyone get a fix for this?

Subject: Any feedback on this

Hi

Is there a resoulution to this problem,. I am hitting same issue