About configuring an MSDTC client

Last published : Aug 26, 2026
Configure the MSDTC client after configuring a service group for the MSDTC Server. Set the MSDTC client to run on nodes where a SQL instance is configured to run and the MSDTC server is not configured to run. In general, you must configure the MSDTC client on all nodes except the nodes on which the MSDTC Server is configured. You do not need to configure the MSDTC client on the nodes that are part of the MSDTC Server service group.
The MSDTC client and the MSDTC Server must not run on the same cluster nodes.
Ensure the following before you configure the MSDTC client:
  • Verify that the MSDTC Server service group is online in the cluster.
  • Verify that the systems on which you plan to install the MSDTC client, have a SQL instance configured on them.
    Note: You have to configure the MSDTC client manually. You cannot use the service group configuration wizard to configure the MSDTC client.