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[Mirco]

Hi all,

I need to install IMS on my Exchange 5.5 SP4. I work on a compaq cluster server. Any time I try to install IMS I get the same error:
RPC server is unavailable
Check your cluster server is running (it is) and that the cluster dll (clusapi.ddl) is available locally (it is).

I tryed to use RPCping against my Information store and it work but when I use it against my exchange server I do not get any feed back.

Both the RPC services run normally.

I tryed to search a workaround in technet but no way.

Can anybody address me toweards a solution?

It would really help.

Thanks in advance

Mirco

[JaxDave]

I have never used Microsoft Cluster Server with Exhcange , but here is an article that may help you. I have pasted an excerpt from it as well included the link to the site.

Installing Exchange into a Cluster
You must use the MSCS administration program to create a cluster group for Exchange before you begin the installation. Installing Exchange on the primary and secondary servers in a cluster requires different processes.

When you install Exchange on a server where MSCS is present, the Setup program creates the Exchange Server directory structure (usually EXCHSRVR) on a shared cluster drive. You can't select a drive destination that isn't a shared cluster drive. Setup copies all the Exchange executables and data files to the selected drive. The Exchange executables used on a cluster are different from those used on a standalone system.

After Setup creates the directory structure, it creates and registers the Exchange services, copies system shared files into the local %ROOTSYSTEM32 directory, and creates resource dependencies within MSCS. For example, the Exchange MTA depends on the Information Store. If the store isn't running, the MTA can't start.

When Setup has completed these steps, you can run PerfWiz. Note that PerfWiz analyzes only disks that are defined in the Exchange resource group; it ignores disks local to a server. In a cluster, you can't locate files such as the transaction logs on any disk that isn't available to the cluster as a whole. If you place files such as the transaction logs or Exchange MTA work files on local disks, cluster failovers won't work because the data needed to complete the transition won't be available. Although clustering provides some resilience, the shared disks still represent a potential single point of failure. Good backup discipline remains critical in a clustered environment.

A cluster can begin operating after you install Exchange on the primary node; you don't have to perform secondary installations immediately. Installation on a secondary server is simpler because most of the files that Exchange uses are already located on the shared cluster drive.

In a secondary installation, Setup copies system shared files into the local %ROOTSYSTEM32 directory. Then Setup creates resource dependencies and creates and registers Exchange services. Exchange uses wizards to configure the IMS and the Internet News Server (INS). Microsoft has altered these wizards to deal with clusters; run them only on the primary node. However, Microsoft offers an update node option to update the Registry on the secondary node.

http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=3096

Good Luck,

JaxDave



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Mirco at 6/18/2002 2:10:54 PM

Hi all,

I need to install IMS on my Exchange 5.5 SP4. I work on a compaq cluster server. Any time I try to install IMS I get the same error:
RPC server is unavailable
Check your cluster server is running (it is) and that the cluster dll (clusapi.ddl) is available locally (it is).

I tryed to use RPCping against my Information store and it work but when I use it against my exchange server I do not get any feed back.

Both the RPC services run normally.

I tryed to search a workaround in technet but no way.

Can anybody address me toweards a solution?

It would really help.

Thanks in advance

Mirco

[JaxDave]

I think article will help

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q196636

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Mirco at 6/18/2002 2:10:54 PM

Hi all,

I need to install IMS on my Exchange 5.5 SP4. I work on a compaq cluster server. Any time I try to install IMS I get the same error:
RPC server is unavailable
Check your cluster server is running (it is) and that the cluster dll (clusapi.ddl) is available locally (it is).

I tryed to use RPCping against my Information store and it work but when I use it against my exchange server I do not get any feed back.

Both the RPC services run normally.

I tryed to search a workaround in technet but no way.

Can anybody address me toweards a solution?

It would really help.

Thanks in advance

Mirco