Date: 2009-05-25
OS: Windows
OS Version: 2008
Packages: 
Private_5_1_00033_1809463_x86.exe, Private_5_1_00033_1809463_x64.exe, Private_5_1_00033_1809463_IA64.exe
Etrack Incidents: 1809463

Errors/Problems Fixed: 
Distributed Transcations fail when MSDTC is clustered with SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008.


Fixes Applied for Products:
Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 5.1 for Windows 
Veritas Cluster Server 5.1 for Windows 

Install/Uninstall Instructions:
Download the appropriate hotfix executable to a temporary location on your system.

1. Take the MSDTC service group offline on the node on which it is online.

2. Delete the MSDTC service group.

3. Install the hotfix on all cluster nodes.

4. Use the SQLWizard.exe to configure the new MSDTC server service group.

Note :
If the SQL2005 service group is online, offline and online the SQL2005 service group, for the SQL server 2005 to pick the new clustered MSDTC settings.


To install the hotfix using the GUI
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1. Double click the hotfix executable file to extract the contents to a default location on the cluster node.
On 32-bit systems, the files are extracted to:
"%commonprogramfiles%Veritas SharedWxRTPrivates"

On 64-bit systems, the files are extracted to:
"%commonprogramfiles(x86)%Veritas SharedWxRTPrivates"

The Hotfix Installer Wizard is automatically launched after all the files are extracted.

2. Click "Next" on the Welcome screen.
The Hotfix Installation Tasks panel lists the tasks that are performed by the installer. 

3. Click "Install Private" to install the hotfix.
The status of each task is updated as it gets completed.

4. After the tasks are complete, click "Finish" to complete the installation process.

5. Repeat these steps for all the cluster nodes.


To install the hotfix using the command line
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1. At the command prompt run any of the following commands to extract the hotfix files to the default location:
C:	emp><PrivateName_Platform.exe> /x
or
C:	emp><PrivateName_Platform.exe> /extract

For example, to extract this hotfix on a 32-bit cluster node, the command is:
C:	emp>Private_5_1_00033_1809463_x86.exe /x

2. From the command prompt, navigate to the default location where the hotfix files are extracted.
On 32-bit systems, the files are extracted to:
"%commonprogramfiles%Veritas SharedWxRTPrivates"

On 64-bit systems, the files are extracted to:
"%commonprogramfiles(x86)%Veritas SharedWxRTPrivates"

3. At the command prompt, run the following command to install the hotfix:
VxHF.exe /install:<PrivateName> /silent

Here, <PrivateName> is the name of the hotifx file without the platform and the .exe extension.

For example, to install this hotfix on a 32-bit cluster node, the command is:
VxHF.exe /install:Private_5_1_00033_1809463 /silent

4. Follow the instructions displayed in the command prompt to complete the hotfix installation.

5. Repeat these steps for all the cluster nodes.


Additional notes
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- VxHF.exe logs are located at the following location:
"%allusersprofile%Application DataVeritasVxHF"

- For information on a list of hotfixes installed on the node, use the following command:
VxHF.exe /List

- For details about a particular hotfix, use the following command:
VxHF.exe /Display:<PrivateName>
Here, <PrivateName> is the name of the hotfix file without the platform and the .exe extension.