Wolfpack faces more delays

Microsoft's "Wolfpack" clustering APIs for Windows NT Server is facingtechnical problems that may delay the release of the software until nextyear. It was originally due mid-year and even had a beta release this past December."The problem

Paul Thurrott

March 6, 1997

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Microsoft's "Wolfpack" clustering APIs for Windows NT Server is facingtechnical problems that may delay the release of the software until nextyear. It was originally due mid-year and even had a beta release this past December.

"The problem is, it doesn't work," said Jim Johnson, an analyst at the Standish Group, in Dennis, Massachusetts.

There you go.

Problems with Wolfpack came up a few weeks ago and it appears that thecurrent delays are due to the same issues: Software is not recognizing thefailover server. Wolfpack is a key piece in Microsoft attempt to stealthe enterprise away from legacy mainframes and minicomputers

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Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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