Microsoft KB Archive/303127

= Server Cluster Nodes Must Be Running the Same Language =

Article ID: 303127

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)

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This article was previously published under Q303127



SYMPTOMS
When you try to connect to or administer a cluster that is running a different language than the cluster from which you are connecting, you may receive the following error message and you may not be able to connect:

The network path was not found.

Error ID: 53 (00000035)



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the server cluster components are dependent on network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) for cluster communication. When you try to connect to a cluster name that is not an English-language cluster and that contains characters that are not English-language characters, a damaged string may be displayed in Cluster Administrator (Cluadmin.exe). The same problem occurs if a cluster node that is running the English-language attempts to join a cluster that is not an English-language cluster if that cluster contains characters that are not English-language characters.

Note: This article describes problems that you may have when you use the English-language version and a version that is not an English-language version. This problem may also occur on two different versions that are not English-language versions if you try to connect the nodes to one another.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use English-language characters for all nodes and virtual servers in the cluster. If a cluster is using a different language, connect to it with another computer that is using the same language.



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 locale keyboard display garbage

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB303127

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