Re: how to setup MSDTC on the majority node set cluster

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The hard where configuration is
Dell Poweredge 1750 and 2550
the 1750 has 3 hard drives and the 2550 has 2 hard drives.

"Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" wrote:

> You have an issue talking to your shared disk. What is your hardware
> configuration?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rod
>
> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
> http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
> http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
> http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
>
> "Mai" <Mai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5332A510-9113-4AB0-9E2E-4325D6BD7811@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Rodney,
> >
> > I understand that exchange require a physical disk, but somehow I'm unable
> > to create the Physical disk resource at all. Did I do something wrong?
> > when I created the new cluster there's only 2 option for me to choose in
> > the
> > Advance install is Local Quorum or MNS, which is there is no option for
> > the
> > to choose the Quorum drive at all, and there's no Physical disk display in
> > the Cluster.
> >
> > Please help!
> > Thanks,
> > Mai
> >
> > "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Nope. Exchange will also require a physical disk.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Rod
> >>
> >> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
> >> http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
> >> http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
> >> http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
> >>
> >> "Mai" <Mai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:30606EFE-32F7-47FD-A0D7-676C52A8260C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Rodney,
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for yr reply, but I'm unable to setup MSDTC, because the I'm
> >> > unable
> >> > to create the Physical Disk Resource,
> >> >
> >> > Is there any suggest for install the MSDTC on the MNS?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Mai
> >> >
> >> > "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Both Exchange and MSDTC require shared storage. MNS just means that
> >> >> the
> >> >> quorum is local, the application(s) may still need/require shared
> >> >> storage.
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheers,
> >> >>
> >> >> Rod
> >> >>
> >> >> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
> >> >> http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
> >> >> http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
> >> >> http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
> >> >>
> >> >> "Mai" <Mai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> news:DF9E41E3-D4AB-41A1-85BE-B21BAFEB3779@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'm new with setting up the clustering, please somebody help me with
> >> >> > how
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > setup the MSDTC on the Majority Node Set Cluster because I have to
> >> >> > install
> >> >> > exchange on this cluster.
> >> >> > This is what I have so far;
> >> >> > I have 2 dell servers one have 2 HD and the other has 3 HD
> >> >> > both installed with 2003 enterprize version.
> >> >> > have 2 network card, both card connected to the same network.
> >> >> > I setup cluster on server1 (I setup majority node set cluster
> >> >> > because
> >> >> > if I
> >> >> > select the local quorum then I'm unable to add server2 as a node to
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > cluster. during the setup I didn't have any option to setup the
> >> >> > quorum
> >> >> > disk)
> >> >> > Now my cluster is already setup, but I didn't see any Physical disk
> >> >> > are
> >> >> > listed, and I can't add the Physical disk resource to the cluster,
> >> >> > because
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > don't have anyoption to add it in.
> >> >> > I'm unable to setup MSDTC because I'm unable to add the Physical
> >> >> > disk
> >> >> > resource.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "I read an article on the microsoft website said that I cann't setup
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > MSDTC on the Majority node set cluster"
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Please help
> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Mai
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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