Install an Exchange 2003 Cluster
This how-to describes how to install an Exchange 2003 Cluster. This document can be used if you have a basic Windows 2003 Cluster running (see how to Install a basic Windows 2003 Cluster).
Before beginning be sure of the following:
- A Windows 2003 Cluster is present (check how to Install a basic Windows 2003 Cluster)
- Domain Admin rights are present
- This is not the first Exchange 2003 Server
- The following services are not supported on an Exchange 2003 Cluster:
- Microsoft Active Directory Connector (ADC)
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Calendar Connector
- Exchange Connector for Lotus Notes
- Exchange Connector for Novell GroupWise
- Microsoft Exchange Event service
- Site Replication Service (SRS)
- Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
- Adminpak.msi is installed on all nodes
- Windows 2003 Support Tools are installed on all nodes
- Hotfix KB 831464 is installed on all nodes
Step 1 through 7 must be done first on all nodes
1. Start setup.exe from the Exchange 2003 CD, X:\I386\Setup.exe, where X is the drive letter of the CD-Rom.
Click Next
2. On the License Agreement screen select “I Agree” and click Next
3. On the Component Selection screen select all the necessary components. Make sure the install path is the same on all nodes.
4. On the License Agreement screen select “I Agree” and click Next
5. On the Installation Summary check the settings and click Next
6. After installation click Finish
7. Install Exchange 2003 SP 2.
After installation on all nodes of steps 1 through 7 continue…
8. Start Cluster Admin and create a new Cluster Group named EVS Group (Exchange Virtual Server)
9. Right-click on the EVS Group and select New Resource.
Fill in the following :
Name: EVS Physical Disk
Description: EVS Physical Disk
Resource Type: Physical Disk
Group: EVS Group
Click Next
On the Possible Owners screen add all nodes, click Next
On the Dependencies screen select no resource dependencies and click Next
On the Disk Parameters screen select the Physical Disk and click Finish
10. Right-click on the EVS Group and select New Resource.
Fill in the following :
Name: EVS IP Address
Description: EVS IP Address
Resource Type: IP Address
Group: EVS Group
Click Next
On the Possible Owners screen add all nodes, click Next
On the TCP/IP Address Parameters screen fill in the IP Address info and select “Enable Netbios for this address”, click Finish
11. Right-click on the EVS Group and select New Resource.
Fill in the following :
Name: EVS Network Name
Description: EVS Network Name
Resource Type: Network Name
Group: EVS Group
Click Next
Fill in the name of the Exchange Cluster. Do not select “DNS Registration Must Succeed” and “Enable Kerberos Authentication“. Click Finish
12. Right-click on the EVS Group and select Bring Online
13. Right-click on the EVS Group and select New Resource.
Fill in the following :
Name: System Attendant
Description: System Attendant
Resource Type: Microsoft Exchange System Attendant
Group: EVS Group
On the Dependencies screen add the following resources to the resource dependencies and click Next:
- EVS Network Name
- EVS Physical Disk
On the Exchange Administrative Group screen select the correct administrative group and click Next.
On the Exchange Routing Group screen select the correct routing group and click Next.
On the Data Directory screen enter the path to the Exchange data drive. Make sure this is on the shared disk (same as the EVS Physical Disk). Click Next
On the Summary screen check the settings and click Finish.
Note: If the following error appears, check your network binding order:
The network path was not found.
Facility: win32
ID no:c0070035
Microsoft exchange cluster administrator extenstion
14. Go to the EVS Group and right-click on the resource “Exchange MS Search Instance (servername)“
Remove the selection “Affect the group” and click Ok.
15. Select the System Attendant resource and select Bring Online.
Your Exchange 2003 Cluster is now up and running, if all went well. You can now easily test a system failover.
If you want to add POP3 and/or IMAP4 read the following : Add POP3 or IMAP4 Cluster resource to Exchange 2003 Cluster
Comments
One comment a “Install an Exchange 2003 Cluster”
hi,
i have installed and configured two nodes exchange server 2003 cluster and everthing is correct but i get the following error:
The network path was not found.
Facility: win32
ID no:c0070035
i did check everthing, network binding it is correct i have no problems with the network binding and other settings. the error appears stil
pleas help
regards,
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