Initializing the Node

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The following entries represent initialization of the local node.

378.32c::1999/06/09-18:00:18.874 Cluster Service started - Cluster Node
  Version 3.2051
378.32c::1999/06/09-18:00:18.874                           OS Version 
  5.0.2051

Note that the preceding entries include, with the time the Cluster service started, the version number of the Cluster service and of the node's operating system.

378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:18.874 [CS] Service Starting...
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.210 [EP] Initialization...
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.218 [DM]: Initialization
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.226 [DM]: Loading cluster database from 
  C:\WINNT\cluster\CLUSDB

In the preceding entry, the Database Manager loads the cluster database into the local registry. Later, the Database Manager updates the cluster's registry data with any cluster database checkpoints or quorum log change records that are more recent than the version of the cluster database that it just loaded into the cluster registry key.

378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.382 [DM] DmpStartFlusher: Entry
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.382 [DM] DmpStartFlusher: thread created
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.406 [NM] Initializing...
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.429 [NM] Local node name = NODE1.
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.429 [NM] Local node ID = 1.

The last two, preceding entries identify the node the name and ID of the node whose activity this log tracks. This identity is important for tracking interactions in the various nodes' cluster logs.

378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.429 [NM] Creating object for node 1 (NODE1)
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.429 [NM] Initializing networks.
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.437 [NM] Initializing network interfaces.
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.609 [NM] Initialization complete.
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.632 [FM] Starting worker thread...
378.3a8::1999/06/09-18:00:19.632 [FM] Worker thread running
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.632 [API] Initializing
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.632 [lm] :LmInitialize Entry.
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.640 [lm] :TimerActInitialize Entry.
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.640 [CS] Service Domain Account =
  ITRESKIT\administrator
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.640 [CS] Initializing RPC server.
378.380::1999/06/09-18:00:19.734 [INIT] Attempting to join cluster
  CLUSTER1

After it is initialized, the Cluster service immediately tries to join a cluster.