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    Hi,

    i am installing a server 2008 r2 cluster and don´t know how to create a Task, so that it would available on the aktive cluster node?

    I didn´t find anything that work for me. Any help will be helpful.

    Thanks

    Frank

    Wednesday, August 24, 2011 8:03 AM

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    Hi Kerberos,

    Task Scheduler is not cluster aware.  If you want to run a cluster-specific task on multiple nodes on a cluster, you need to deploy it on every cluster node (and the task will fail on all but one node).  This can be simplified by export/import of tasks.

    However several of File Server tasks can be run on a cluster:

    -Take a VSS Snapshot (this can be done by selecting the properties of a clustered disk and the 'shadow copies' tab.  Other tasks are configured via FSRM)
    -Expire stale VSS Snapshots
    -Storage Reporting
    -Configuring Classification Schedule

    Additionally you can use Task Scheduler to look at cluster events wich can trigger actions.  Again, this must be deployed on every node.

    Logs: Under Microsoft/Windows
    -FailoverClustering/Operational
    -FailoverClustering-Manager/Admin
    -FailoverClustering-WMIProvider/Admin
    The Diagnostics & Performance logs are not supported as they are disabled by default.

     

    Thanks,
    Symon Perriman
    Techincal Evangelist
    Microsoft

     

    • Proposed as answer by SymonPerriman Thursday, August 25, 2011 6:05 PM
    • Marked as answer by Kerberos Error Thursday, September 1, 2011 7:47 AM
    Thursday, August 25, 2011 6:05 PM

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    Hi Kerberos,

    Task Scheduler is not cluster aware.  If you want to run a cluster-specific task on multiple nodes on a cluster, you need to deploy it on every cluster node (and the task will fail on all but one node).  This can be simplified by export/import of tasks.

    However several of File Server tasks can be run on a cluster:

    -Take a VSS Snapshot (this can be done by selecting the properties of a clustered disk and the 'shadow copies' tab.  Other tasks are configured via FSRM)
    -Expire stale VSS Snapshots
    -Storage Reporting
    -Configuring Classification Schedule

    Additionally you can use Task Scheduler to look at cluster events wich can trigger actions.  Again, this must be deployed on every node.

    Logs: Under Microsoft/Windows
    -FailoverClustering/Operational
    -FailoverClustering-Manager/Admin
    -FailoverClustering-WMIProvider/Admin
    The Diagnostics & Performance logs are not supported as they are disabled by default.

     

    Thanks,
    Symon Perriman
    Techincal Evangelist
    Microsoft

     

    • Proposed as answer by SymonPerriman Thursday, August 25, 2011 6:05 PM
    • Marked as answer by Kerberos Error Thursday, September 1, 2011 7:47 AM
    Thursday, August 25, 2011 6:05 PM
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    Hi Symon,

    thanks for your reply. It is a DHCP Cluster and i want to backup the database with a task.

    Then i will create two task on every cluster to do that job.

    Thanks for your informaion

    Frank

    Thursday, September 1, 2011 7:47 AM