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by jcho

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I have a Windows 2000 Cluster servers where when I write a large file to it, it copies the files at 100% of network utilization and suddenly drop off to 0% and pauses the copy process. In few seconds, it continues with the copy process. I was using Perfmon on the server to view the state. When I perform the same copy to any other W2K servers that are not in a cluster, not an issue. If anyone has seen a similar problem and resolved that issue, PLEASE let me know.

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by poo_music

I have set up few clusters before. As what I can say is, maybe you need to review your shared disk configuration. FYI, mirrored and Raid 5 make a difference when you read/write data from it. I don’t know what server are you using. Anyway, Compaq, HP and Dell do give you choice to configure % you need to write or read. Hope this helps!

by jcho

Thanks for the feedback. However, RAID level is not an issue in this particular case because, I have cluster volumes in RAID 10, RAID 1, and RAID 5. Clusters are connected to a external SANS box. This problem is nonexistent in standard alone servers in the same SANS box using all different levels of RAID.

by cdue

I have 3 suggestions:
1.Q308151
2. Speed / Duplex settings on the nodes (lock them on both the node and the switch to 100/full)
3. MRXSMB issues are you seeing the event id 2009 on the cluster ?

cd..

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