Comments on: What exactly is MSDTC, any when do I need it? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-exactly-is-msdtc-any-when-do-i-need-it/ Tue, 07 May 2013 13:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Configuring SQL Server Instances http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-exactly-is-msdtc-any-when-do-i-need-it/#comment-1995 Configuring SQL Server Instances Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:34:55 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-exactly-is-msdtc-any-when-do-i-need-it/#comment-1995 [...] Posted by mrdenny @ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-exactly-is-msdtc-any-when-do-i-need-it/ [...]

]]> By: Dadio http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-exactly-is-msdtc-any-when-do-i-need-it/#comment-225 Dadio Fri, 01 May 2009 01:08:34 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-exactly-is-msdtc-any-when-do-i-need-it/#comment-225 Hi Denny,
I am new here and want to thank you for this valuable info.

I have a 2 node cluster….win 2003.
One node is iis server and the second is a file server. both are DC’s.
I have inherited this system configured and do not have much knowledge about it.

I have noticed in the past few months that every time i reboot the iis server (where there is a MS DTC resource)… it fails OK to the other node.
But when it tries to fail back…..the DTC Fails…which cause the group to fail again to the other node….after few tries…the Cluster service on the IIS server stops. only if i shutdown the SAN and the 2 nodes…it is being resolved upon rebooting.
Now…i don’t really know if i need this DTC on there since it is not SQL server….but let’s just say…. i want to delete every trace of this DTC on both nodes and recreate it….
Can you give me some tips on how to do it?
I am shiting myself every time this server needs a restart…

cheers,

Dadio

]]> By: mrdenny http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-exactly-is-msdtc-any-when-do-i-need-it/#comment-223 mrdenny Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:10:38 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-exactly-is-msdtc-any-when-do-i-need-it/#comment-223 Msakip,
It is recommended that you install MSDTC on the cluster first that way SQL Server 2008 doesn’t show a warning during the install. However MSDTC can be installed afterward.

When using Windows 2003 you don’t need a dedicated IP for MS DTC. Windows 2008 does require a dedicated IP for MS DTC.

]]> By: Msakip http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-exactly-is-msdtc-any-when-do-i-need-it/#comment-217 Msakip Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:25:57 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/what-exactly-is-msdtc-any-when-do-i-need-it/#comment-217 hi
i want to learn about sql 2008 failover clustering on windows 2008 server.
what is the order for installation?
do we have to install MS DTC , and then the SQL instance?
or we have to install sql cluster failover instance and then add MS DTC resource?
and do we need to give a different ip to MS DTC?
thanks

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