Installation of Exchange 2003 on 2 Node (Active/Passive) Cluster.
Exchange Server 2003 Cluster Requirements:
1) Cluster setup should be in Windows Server™ 2003 Enterprise Edition, with SP2. 2) Exchange Server 2003 Setup requires following components and services be installed and enable on the server: a) ASP.NET b) Internet Information Services (IIS) c) World Wide Web Publishing Service d) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service e) Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) service f) Disable POP3 service. If above service is not already installed, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs, click Add/Remove Windows Components, 3) Configure Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator on a Windows Server 2003 cluster. A) Create a Group Named "MSDTC Group" : In the File Menu select New, and then click Group(Named MSDTC). The New Group Wizard is available. Important After the new group for MS DTC is created you must create the Network Name, IP address and Physical Disk for Msdtc. You may already have the physical disk resource that can be moved into the new group. After the MS DTC Group is created you must create the IP address resource, Network Name resource and the Physical disk resources. You may already have a physical disk resource that must be moved into the new MS DTC group. B). Create an IP address resource: Right-click the MS DTC group, and then click New\Resource. In Resource Type, click IP Address, click to select the MSDTC Group check box, and then click Next. In Possible Owners, click Next unless you do not want MS DTC to run on a particular node. In Possible Owners, click Next unless you do not want MS DTC to run on a particular node. In Dependencies, do not add any dependencies, and then click Next. In TCP/IP Address Parameters, select the public network, type the unique static IP address for MS DTC, and then click Next.
Click Finish, and then click OK to confirm that the resource has been created. C). Create a Network Name resource: Right-click the MS DTC group, and then click New\Resource. Type a descriptive name such as MSDTC Network name. In Resource Type, click Network name, click to select the MSDTC Group check box, and then click Next. In Possible Owners, click Next unless you do not want MS DTC to run on a particular node. In Dependencies, add the MS DTC IP address as a resource dependency, and then click Next. In Name, type the network name for the MS DTC resource, and then click Next. Click Finish, and then click OK to confirm that the resource has been created. D). Create a "Physical disk" resource. Note: You may already have a physical disk resource created. If so, you will have to move this physical disk resource into the MS DTC group and go to the next step. Right-click the MS DTC group, and then click New\Resource. Type a descriptive name such as MSDTC Physical disk. In Resource Type, click Physical disk, click to select the MSDTC Group check box, and then click Next. In Possible Owners, click Next unless you do not want MS DTC to run on a particular node. In Dependencies, do not add any dependencies, and then click Next. In Disk Parameters, click the physical disk that you will use for MS DTC. Click Finish, and then click OK to confirm that the resource has been created. E). Add Distributed Transaction Coordinator Right-click the MS DTC Group, and then click New\Resource. Type a name, such as MSDTC Resource. In Resource Type, click to select Distributed Transaction Coordinator, verify that the MSDTC Group is selected, and then click Next In Possible Owners, click Next unless you do not want MS DTC to run on a particular node. In Dependencies, press and hold the CTRL key on the keyboard, select both the Physical Disk and Network Name that you created, and then click the Add button. Click Finish, and then click OK to confirm that the resource has been created. Note You should not put the MS DTC resource online before you follow the instructions in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 817064 to enable Network DTC Access. Complete the steps that are documented in Knowledge Base article 817064. Right-click the MSDTC Resource, and then click Bring Online.
4) Run the setup.exe which is present under: Exchange 2003-Extract\ENT a) Install pre requisites (AS mention in Second step of Exchange Server 2003 Cluster Requirements).
b) Copy exchange files to the passive node. c) Install exchange on passive node first. A) Install Forest preparation. B) Install Domain preparation. C) Install exchange d) Once exchange is installed on passive node failover the cluster groups to the passive node. e) Install exchange on the second node. D) Install Forest preparation. E) Install Domain preparation. F) Install exchange
NOTE: Run Setup.exe in Passive node (not at the same time). 5) Creating the Exchange Virtual Servers: The final step in configuring Exchange Server 2003 on a cluster is to create the Exchange Virtual Servers. Step-1: To Create a Resource Group for an Exchange Virtual Server in a Windows Server Cluster: Create the resource group to host the Exchange Virtual Server. A separate cluster group is required for each Exchange Virtual Server. Exchange cluster resources should not be added to the default cluster group, and adding an Exchange Virtual Server to the cluster group is not supported. 1. Start Cluster Administrator. If prompted to specify a cluster, type the cluster name, or browse and select the cluster in which you want to create an Exchange Virtual Server. 2. In the console tree, right-click Groups, point to New, and then click Group. 3. The New Group Wizard starts. In the Name box, type a name for the new cluster group, and then click Next. 4. In Preferred Owners, you can specify a preferred owner for the group. However, you do not need to specify a preferred owner at this time. 5. Click Finish. This new group object is displayed under Groups in Cluster Administrator. Step-2: To create an IP Address resource for an Exchange Virtual Server in a Windows Server cluster 1. Open Cluster Administrator. 2. In the console tree, right-click the cluster resource group that will contain the IP Address resource, click New, and then click Resource. 3. The New Resource Wizard starts. In the Name box, type
IP Address, where EVSName is the name of your Exchange Virtual Server.
4. In the Resource type list, select IP Address. Verify that the Group box contains the name of your proper resource group, and then click Next. 5. In Possible Owners, under Possible owners, verify that all cluster nodes that will be used as Exchange servers are listed, and then click Next. 6. In Dependencies, under Resource dependencies, verify that no resources are listed, and then click Next. 7. In TCP/IP Address Parameters, in the Address box, enter a static IP address for the cluster group. Note: It is strongly recommended that the each cluster group have its own dedicated static IP address, separate from all other resources (including the quorum disk resource) that are defined in Cluster Administrator 8. In the Subnet mask box, verify that the subnet mask is correct. 9. In the Network list, verify that the is selected. 10. Ensure that the Enable NetBIOS for this address check box is selected, and then click Finish. If NetBIOS is disabled for this address, NetBIOS-based network clients will not be able to access cluster services through this IP address. Step-3: To Create a Network Name Resource for an Exchange Virtual Server in a Windows 1. Open Cluster Administrator. 2. Right-click the resource group that will contain the Network Name resource, click New, and then click Resource. 3. The New Resource Wizard starts. In the Name box, type EVSName Network Name, where EVSName is the name of your Exchange Virtual Server. 4. In the Resource type list, select Network Name. Verify that the Group box contains the name of your Exchange Virtual Server, and then click Next. 5. In Possible Owners, under Possible owners, verify that all nodes are listed, and then click Next. 6. In Dependencies, under Available resources, select the IP Address resource for this Exchange Virtual Server, and then click Add. Click Next. 7. In Network Name Parameters, in the Name box, type a network name for the Exchange Virtual Server. 8. Select the DNS Registration Must Succeed check box. 9. Click Finish. Step-4: How to Move an Existing Disk Resource into an Exchange Virtual Server in a Windows Server. 1. In Cluster Administrator, click the group that contains the physical disk resource you want to move to the Exchange Virtual Server. The node on which you create the Exchange Virtual Server must own this group. If this is not the case, first
move the group to this node. You can move the group back to the original node after the move. 2. Drag the physical disk resources to the Exchange Virtual Server. After moving the disk resource, it appears as a resource of the Exchange Virtual Server. Step-5: How to Create an Exchange System Attendant Resource for an Exchange Virtual Server in a Windows Server Cluster 1. Open Cluster Administrator 2. In the console tree, right-click the Exchange Virtual Server, and then click Bring Online. 3. Right-click the Exchange Virtual Server, point to New, and then click Resource. 4. The New Resource Wizard starts. In the Name box, type Exchange System Attendant - (), where EVSName is the name of your Exchange Virtual Server. 5. In the Resource type list, select Microsoft Exchange System Attendant. Verify that the Group box contains the name of your Exchange Virtual Server, and then click Next. 6. In Possible Owners, under Possible owners, verify that all nodes that are running Exchange 2003 are listed, and then click Next. 7. In Dependencies, under Available resources, select the Network Name resource and all of the Physical Disk resources for this Exchange Virtual Server, and then click Add. Click Next. 8. In Exchange Administrative Group, in the Name of administrative group list, select the location in the Windows directory where you want to create the Exchange Virtual Server, and then click Next. 9. In Exchange Routing Group, in the Name of routing group list, select the routing group in which you want the Exchange Virtual Server created, and then click Next. 9. Finish to create the Exchange Virtual Server. 10. If the operation was successful, a dialog box appears indicating that you have successfully created the Exchange Virtual Server. The Exchange Virtual Server you created will now appear in Exchange System Manager. However, if the operation was not successful, a dialog box appears indicating why the process failed. The New Resource Wizard remains open, so it is possible to go back in the wizard, remedy any problems, and then click Finish again. 11. After the Exchange Virtual Server is created, in Cluster Administrator, right-click the new Exchange Virtual Server, and then click Bring Online. After you successfully create the Exchange System Attendant resource, Exchange System Attendant creates the following additional resources for the Exchange Virtual Server automatically.
Beginning with Exchange 2003 Microsoft has changed the Resource dependencies:
IP Address > Network Name > System Attendant Physical Disk > System Attendant Routing Engine > System Attendant Information Store > System Attendant MTA > System Attendant MS Search > System Attendant POP3 > System Attendant SMTP > System Attendant IMAP4 > System Attendant
Please go through below links for any other clarification and doubts:
For Exchange 2003 cluster: http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Implementing-Two-Node-Cluster-Windows-2003Enterprise.html
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2000/deploy/exonclus.mspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9f5b91cd-d7c2-409d-81a0-033a23e1faee.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823894/en-us