A SQL Server cluster resource goes to a "failed" state when you try to bring the resource online in SQL Server 2005 or in SQL Server 2000

When you try to bring a SQL Server cluster resource online for a virtual instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or of Microsoft SQL Server 2000, you may notice the following behavior:

• The SQL Server cluster resource goes to a "failed" state and does not come online.
• You receive a combination of the following error messages on the computer that owns the SQL Server cluster resource.
  
  
  Error message 1
  
  An event that is similar to the following is in the system event log:

  
  Date: 08/05/2004
  Time: 1:11:19 AM
  Source: ClusSvc
  Category: Failover Mgr
  Type: Error
  Event ID: 1069
  User: N/A
  Computer: <Computer Name>
  
  Description:
  Cluster resource 'SQL Server (<SQL Server instance name>)' in Resource Group '<Cluster group name>' failed.

  
  Error message 2
  
  An error message that is similar to the following is in the Cluster log file:

  
  00000644.00000944::2003/11/30-18:11:30.360 SQL Server <SQLServer>: [sqsrvres] Unable to read the 'VirtualServerName' property. Error: d.
  
  00000644.00000944::2003/11/30-18:11:30.360 SQL Server <SQLServer>: [sqsrvres] OnlineThread: Error d bringing resource online.

  
  
  Error message 3
  
  Error messages that are similar to the following are in the SQL Server error log file:

  
  2003-11-30 17:00:37.27 server Error: 17826, Severity: 18, State: 1
  2003-11-30 17:00:37.27 server Could not set up Net-Library 'SSNETLIB'..
  2003-11-30 17:00:37.27 spid13 Starting up database 'SPB'.
  2003-11-30 17:00:37.27 spid12 Starting up database 'BD_MTA'.
  2003-11-30 17:00:37.27 spid14 Starting up database 'BD_SPF'.
  2003-11-30 17:00:37.27 server Error: 17059, Severity: 18, State: 0
  2003-11-30 17:00:37.27 server Operating system error -1073723998: ..
  2003-11-30 17:00:37.27 server Unable to load any netlibs.
  2003-11-30 17:00:37.27 server SQL Server could not spawn FRunCM thread.

The resource-specific registry keys that correspond to the SQL Server cluster resource that you are trying to bring online are missing. This problem also occurs if the values that correspond to the resource-specific registry keys are not correct.

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

To resolve this problem, you must manually re-create the resource-specific registry keys that correspond to the SQL Server cluster resource. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type Regedit, and then click OK.
2. In Registry Editor, locate and select the following registry key:
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Cluster\Resources\<GUID>\Parameters
3. Create the following registry values in the Parameters registry key:
   
   For a default instance of SQL Server:
   • InstanceName
     
     Value Name: InstanceName
     Value Type: REG_SZ
     Value Data: MSSQLSERVER
   • VirtualServerName
     
     Value Name: VirtualServerName
     Value Type: REG_SZ
     Value Data: <Name of the virtual SQL server>
   For a named instance of SQL Server:
   • InstanceName
     
     Value Name: InstanceName
     Value Type: REG_SZ
     Value Data: <SQL Server instance name corresponding to the virtual server>
   • VirtualServerName
     
     Value Name: VirtualServerName
     Value Type: REG_SZ
     Value Data: <Name of the virtual SQL server>
4. Quit Registry Editor.

After you create the resource-specific registry keys, you can bring the SQL Server cluster resource online successfully.

If you notice that a SQL Server Agent cluster resource cannot be brought online, you must create the same set of resource-specific keys that correspond to the SQL Server Agent cluster resource.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: