How to Install the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator in a Windows 2000 Server Cluster

 

This topic explains how to install the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) in a Windows 2000 cluster dedicated to Exchange.

Procedure

To install the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator in an Exchange cluster running on Windows 2000

  1. Using a domain account, log on to the cluster node on which you want to install Exchange 2003.

  2. Click Start, and then click Run.

  3. Type cmd, and then click OK.

  4. At the command prompt, type Comclust.exe, and then press ENTER.

  5. Repeat Steps 1 through 4 of this procedure on all other nodes of the cluster.

  6. To verify the installation, in Cluster Administrator, verify that the Distributed Transaction Coordinator resource appears in the group Cluster Group and is online.

  7. Right-click the Distributed Transaction Coordinator resource and select Properties.

  8. Click the Advanced tab.

  9. Clear the Affect the group checkbox and then click OK.