PRB: DLC Protocol Not Supported by Microsoft Cluster Server 1.0

ID: Q189986

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Cluster Server version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When you try to make a DLC printer a failover resource in MSCS, a print job might hang in the spooler and cause other unexpected behaviors.

CAUSE

Microsoft Cluster Server only supports failover of the TCP/IP protocol because of its ability to flush the Mac address. The DLC protocol talks directly to the card in the printer and cannot be flushed during a failover.

RESOLUTION

Do not install the DLC protocol on a computer that needs to failover a printer that does not support the TCPIP protocol.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: DLC protocol spooler cluster

Keywords          : kbenv kbinterop kbnetwork kbAPI kbClustServ100 kbDecAlpha kbDLC kbSDKPlatform kbEmulatex86 kbGrpNet 
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: September 7, 1998