Microsoft KB Archive/248408

= Error Message: System Error 997 Has Occurred =

Article ID: 248408

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q248408





SYMPTOMS
When you use the CLUSTER /MOVE command to manually move a group, you may receive the following error message:

System error 997 has occurred.

Overlapped I/O operation is in progress.



CAUSE
This error message can occur if you do not use the /wait switch with the command. The error message is misleading and the computer cannot determine the state of the resource group.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, specify the /wait switch with a value that is long enough for the group to move succesfully.

For example, the following command allows 10 seconds for the move:

CLUSTER cluster_name GROUP "group name" /MOVE:node2 /WAIT:10

NOTE: Windows .NET will automatically wait 10 seconds for MOVETO, ONLINE, and OFFLINE CLUSTER.EXE commands.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: MSCS

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB248408

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