Setting up a Windows 2008 cluster where nodes reside in a disjointed DNS namespace…
When attempting to establish the cluster services on nodes that utilize a dis-joint DNS namespace, the following errors may be encountered:
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-FailoverClustering
Date: Date_Time
Event ID: 1127
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: ComputerName
Description:
Cluster Network interface InterfaceName for cluster node NodeName on network NetworkName failed. Run the Validate a Configuration wizard to check your network configuration.
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-FailoverClustering
Date: Date_Time
Event ID: 1207
Task Category: Network Name
Resource Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: Computer-name.domain.com Description: Cluster network name resource 'Cluster Name' cannot be brought online. The computer object associated with the resource could not be updated in domain 'disjoined.domain.com' for the following reason: Unable to update password for computer account.
The text for the associated error code is: The password does not meet the password policy requirements. Check the minimum password length, password complexity and password history requirements.
The cluster identity 'Cluster-name$' may lack permissions required to update the object. Please work with your domain administrator to ensure that the cluster identity can update computer objects in the domain.
If you see errors similar to this, check out the following two links that may apply.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755926(WS.10).aspx