How to Run Exchange Setup in a Windows Server Cluster

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This topic explains how to run Exchange Setup in a Windows server cluster.

Before You Begin

Before you perform the procedure in this topic, be aware of the following:

  • The location for the Exchange program files should be on a local drive, and not on a drive that is used for shared storage in the cluster.

  • When installing Exchange Server into a Windows server cluster, Exchange must be installed in the same directory location on all nodes. After you designate the location for the first node, the same location is used for all other nodes.

  • Unattended Setup is not supported when installing Exchange Server 2003 in a Windows cluster.

  • You must install Exchange on all nodes in the cluster, however, you must install Exchange on only one node at a time.

Procedure

To run Exchange Setup in a Windows cluster

  1. Log on to the node of the cluster to which you want to install Exchange Server 2003 using an account with Exchange Full Administrator permissions on each node of the cluster.

  2. Insert the Exchange Server 2003 CD into your CD-ROM drive.

  3. On the Start menu, click Run and then type E:\setup\i386\setup, where E is your CD-ROM drive.

  4. On the Welcome to the Microsoft Exchange Installation Wizard page, click Next.

  5. On the License Agreement page, read the agreement. If you agree to the terms, click I agree, and then click Next.

  6. On the Product Identification page, type your 25-digit product key, and then click Next.

  7. In the Microsoft Exchange Installation Wizard, on the Component Selection page, verify that the action next to Microsoft Exchange 2003 is Typical.

  8. To change the installation location of the Exchange program files, click Change Path. For information about available drives and their corresponding available disk space, click Disk Information. By default, the Exchange program files are installed on the Windows boot drive. For example, if your Windows boot files are on drive C, Exchange is installed to C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr.

  9. Repeat Steps 1 through 8 for all other nodes in the cluster.