XADM: Exchange Fails to Install on a Second Partition of a Cluster (216990)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
This article was previously published under Q216990

SYMPTOMS

When you install Exchange Server 5.5 on the second partition of the shared SCSI disks of a cluster, the following error message is displayed:
The specified path is not valid or is incomplete or is not a subdirectory or is not a valid cluster disk resource. Specify a valid path name.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Component: Setup Program

File NameVersion
Admin.exe5.5.2554.0
Srvmax.exe5.5.1960

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange Serverversion 5.5.

MORE INFORMATION

To install this fix, you must rename Srvmax.exe to Setup.exe and copy the file on top of the Exchange Server 5.5 Setup file. After you install Exchange Server, replace the Exchange Administrator program (admin.exe) with the new version of this file.

If you are using this configuration, there is another issue to be aware of with Microsoft Exchange Performance Optimizer. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

216682 XADM: Perfwiz Doesn't Recognize Logical Partitions on Clustered Drive Resource


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE EXC55SP3Fix kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB216990
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