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How to install exchange 2003 cluster part I If you are going to do all the steps below, you will need windows 2003 R2 Ent & 5+ GB memory at least If you are going to do skip step 6 and 7, you will need windows 2003 R2 STD & 4GB memory at least. 100G+ HDD is also needed. Before beginning be sure o f the following: y The cluster-servers-to-be are domain members (no standalone servers) y You have Domain Admin rights y All cluster-servers-to-be are installed with Windows 20 03 Enterprise Server y Shared disks are present (Basic Disks, NTFS) y Minimum of 2 network adapters present per node y You have a lis t o f the IP-addresses you want to use 1. The first step, create a domain account for u se with the Cluster Service. (e.g. _ClusterService). This account can be a normal Domain User. After creating the account add the user to the local administrators group on the cluster nodes. 2. Make sure the following services are disabled on a ll cluster nodes: Distributed Link Tracking Client Task Scheduler Wireless Configuration 3. Check the Power Options on all cluster nodes and make sure the po wer savings are disabled. 4. Install Network DTC Access on all cluster nodes Go to the Control Panel and Add/Remove Programs. Select the Windows Components and go to Application Server. Select Enable Network DTC Access. After installing restart t he Distributed Transaction Coördinator Service and, if present, the Microsoft Message Queuing. 5. Configure the network cards on a ll cluster nodes. Rename a network connection to Private Network and one to Public Network. This way you
