Deprecated Cluster Automation Server Functionality

AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0 | Application Manager

For this operating system compatibility test, the Windows Installer database is scanned for the presence of calls to the APIs BackupClusterDatabase or RestoreClusterDatabase. The extensions of the files that are scanned are .exe, .dll, .sys, .src, .drv, .cpl, and .ocx.

Test Group/Test Category

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0533—Operating System Compatibility/Windows Server 2012

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0633—Operating System Compatibility/Windows Server 2016

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1033—Operating System Compatibility/Windows Server 2019

Severity

Error

Message

This Windows Installer database contains a reference to a deprecated Cluster Automation Server API call [CALL_NAME] in file [FILE_NAME] (Table: File, Key: [FILE_KEY]).

Background

The Cluster Automation Server provides a set of automation objects that expose a complete cluster management interface to scripting languages, allowing independent software vendors (ISVs) to develop web-based remote administration tools. The Cluster Automation Server simplified and enhanced the process of creating a cluster management application. The APIs BackupClusterDatabase and RestoreClusterDatabase are deprecated on Windows Server 2008 R2 systems.

Resolution

The following resolutions are available. Note that this issue is not resolved automatically by default.

Manual Fix

A Windows Server 2008 R2-compatible application should be delivered by its manufacturer. Self-developed applications should be re-engineered to use the new Cluster VSS Writer to perform backups and restores of the cluster configuration.

Basic Auto Fix

No resolution is available.

Advanced Auto Fix

No resolution is available.