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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You install Failover Clustering on a Windows Server 2008-based computer.

  • One or more private property names of the Cluster objects contain characters that are not supported by Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).

In this scenario, any WMI queries against the Failover Clustering WMI provider fail.

For example, you receive the following error message when you use WMI to enumerate all instances of the MSCluster_Resource type:

Number: 0x80041008
Facility: WMI
Description: Invalid parameter

Notes

  • Valid characters include lowercase letters (a-z), uppercase letters (A-Z), numbers (0-9), and the underscore character (_) character.

  • A property name ending with (_) is an invalid property name.

  • Property names must start with a letter.

  • This issue occurs only when the names of the private properties contain unsupported characters. This restriction does not apply to the values of the private properties. For example, resource and group names can have the hyphen (-) character and other characters.

Cause

Private properties on a cluster resource, group, or any other cluster object can be queried and set by using multiple methods. This includes the Cluster API and the Cluster WMI provider. Creating a private property on a cluster object by using the Cluster API does not have restrictions on the characters in the name. However, when you create a private property name that contains any unsupported characters on the object, any attempts to query the Cluster WMI provider fail.

Resolution

A hotfix is available to resolve this issue. This hotfix also resolves the following issue:

The hosting process (Wmiprvse.exe) may exit unexpectedly (crash) when certain patterns of WMI queries are handled by the Cluster WMI provider under stress conditions. The hosting process then restarts, and any later calls to the Cluster WMI provider are performed.

Hotfix information

Important note This is an updated version of hotfix 958807. An earlier version of this hotfix was available briefly but was then removed from the site. If you have the earlier version of this hotfix installed, you may experience the following issue:

  • Symptoms
    When you try to create a highly available virtual machine by using the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Admin console, you may receive the following error message even though available storage exists:

    There are no volumes available for placement. For clustered hosts, all shared storage is currently in use or not available. In addition, some of the volumes may be marked as unavailable for placement. Select a different host or add more storage and then try the operation again. ID: 11019

  • Cause
    This issue may occur if the Hyper-V cluster nodes have the previously-release version of hotfix 955807 installed.

  • Resolution
    To resolve this issue, install the updated version of 955807 on all cluster nodes.


A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, the computer must run Windows Server 2008 with the Failover Clustering feature. This hotfix applies to Windows Server 2008 SP1/RTM. The update in the hotfix is included in Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you install or uninstall the hotfix package. You do not have to restart any services.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix replaces any previous version of 955807. The update in this hotfix is included in Windows Server 2008 SP2. If the previous version of 955807 was applied to a server, applying this hotfix or applying Windows Server 2008 SP2 will place the correct updates on the system.

Registry information

To use this hotfix, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 file information notes

The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) installed for each environment are listed separately . MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are critical to maintaining the state of the updated component. The security catalog files (attributes not listed) are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Cluswmi.dll

6.0.6001.22431

165,376

12-May-2009

15:37

x86

Cluswmi.mof

Not Applicable

67,858

12-May-2009

11:05

Not Applicable

Cluswmiuninstall.mof

Not Applicable

176

12-May-2009

11:05

Not Applicable

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Cluswmi.dll

6.0.6001.22431

279,040

12-May-2009

16:00

x64

Cluswmi.mof

Not Applicable

67,858

12-May-2009

11:06

Not Applicable

Cluswmiuninstall.mof

Not Applicable

176

12-May-2009

11:06

Not Applicable

For all supported Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2008

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Cluswmi.dll

6.0.6001.22431

498,176

12-May-2009

15:40

IA-64

Cluswmi.mof

Not Applicable

67,858

12-May-2009

11:04

Not Applicable

Cluswmiuninstall.mof

Not Applicable

176

12-May-2009

11:04

Not Applicable

Workaround

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1
Delete the cluster objects whose private property names contain invalid characters.

Method 2
Use the cluster API or cluster.exe to query the status and configuration of the cluster and cluster objects.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

More Information

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

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional file information for Windows Server 2008

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008

File name

Package_1_for_kb958807~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,790

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_2_for_kb958807~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,784

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_3_for_kb958807~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

2,116

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_4_for_kb958807~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

2,110

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_sc_0~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,409

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_sc_1~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,527

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_sc~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,701

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_server_0~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,419

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_server_1~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,531

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_server~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,712

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_1905e8de3606c23910c719348871c043_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22134_none_78ca25e3065f3f80.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

711

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_98c25997b55e7f0c737bd6256def43f8_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22431_none_5aeb0587d89d665f.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

711

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-f..overcluster-cluswmi_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22431_none_bcd9d594b9066be6.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

11,233

Date (UTC)

12-May-2009

Time (UTC)

19:29

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-f..overcluster-cluswmi_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22134_none_bec3485ab62a0d0f.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

11,233

Date (UTC)

12-May-2009

Time (UTC)

19:26

Platform

Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008

File name

Amd64_dcb8f304cdb0dec09d36417a12a22624_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22134_none_b725aada22f36703.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

715

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Amd64_e94246f99ffbe896dfcee39892907861_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22431_none_f9451d41f14c8269.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

715

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..overcluster-cluswmi_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22431_none_18f871187163dd1c.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

11,257

Date (UTC)

12-May-2009

Time (UTC)

19:30

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-f..overcluster-cluswmi_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22134_none_1ae1e3de6e877e45.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

11,257

Date (UTC)

12-May-2009

Time (UTC)

19:25

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_1_for_kb958807~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,800

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_2_for_kb958807~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,794

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_3_for_kb958807~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

2,130

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_4_for_kb958807~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

2,124

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_sc_0~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,417

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_sc_1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,537

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_sc~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,711

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_server_0~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,427

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_server_1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,541

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_server~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,722

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2008

File name

Ia64_64755505718dcd3d5a881edd9bcab873_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22134_none_7292ad5178dbf091.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

713

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Ia64_bcc2889dc1db5252d08c52133c85e5e1_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22431_none_0516128ad2e3d190.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

713

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-f..overcluster-cluswmi_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22431_none_bcdb798ab90474e2.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

11,245

Date (UTC)

12-May-2009

Time (UTC)

19:14

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-f..overcluster-cluswmi_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.22134_none_bec4ec50b628160b.manifest

File version

Not Applicable

File size

11,245

Date (UTC)

12-May-2009

Time (UTC)

19:06

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_1_for_kb958807~31bf3856ad364e35~ia64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,795

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_2_for_kb958807~31bf3856ad364e35~ia64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,957

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_server_0~31bf3856ad364e35~ia64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,423

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_server_1~31bf3856ad364e35~ia64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,370

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

File name

Package_for_kb958807_server~31bf3856ad364e35~ia64~~6.0.2.0.mum

File version

Not Applicable

File size

1,716

Date (UTC)

13-May-2009

Time (UTC)

05:36

Platform

Not Applicable

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