XADM: Cannot Install Exchange 2000 on a Cluster Without a Physical Disk Resource (281450)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server

This article was previously published under Q281450

SYMPTOMS

After you install Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server on a Microsoft Windows 2000 cluster server, you cannot create the system attendant resource.

CAUSE

The Exchange 2000 resource .dll file requires a resource of Physical Disk to be present. In some cluster configurations (such as those from IBM or Compaq), the resources have different names.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

301378 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack

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

Component: Cluster

File name	Version
Exres.dll	6.0.4418.28

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise Server. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 1.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/23/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB281450