Error Message:

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The specified cluster was found but did not respond to the join request.

Explanation:

Connectivity was lost to the specified sponsor node.

User Action:

1. To check basic connectivity between the nodes, use the ping utility. 2. To check basic connectivity between a node and its DC, run nltest /sc_query:<machine domain name>. 3. To check the DC: If you are running Windows 2000, run Nettest. If Nettest indicates a problem, base your recovery action on the Nettest output. If you are running Windows NT 4.0, check the status of the secure channel to the DC. To check the channel status, run nltest /sc_query: machine domain name If that command reports an error, you can try to reset it: nltest /sc_reset: machine domain name .