Error Message:

Cluster IP Address resource 'name' could not create the required NetBios interface.

Explanation:

When bringing an IP address online, the Cluster service creates the IP address by creating the NTE (network table entity) object and the NBT (NetBIOS transport) device and binding those together. There are a number of possible causes of failure: The NBT file might not have been found, which could mean the NetBIOS was not installed. The create request returned a data value, which determines user action.

User Action:

To find the meaning of the error code or data value that resulted from the failure: In Event Viewer, double-click the event message. In Event Detail , select the Words option above the Data box. On the command line, type net helpmsg data number , where data number is the number you see in the Data box. Recommended action depends on the specific data value.