BUG: Virtual SQL Server fails to install into a cluster group with a local quorum (295337)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Evaluation Edition
This article was previously published under Q295337
BUG #: 236314 (SHILOH_BUGS)

SYMPTOMS

When you install SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition, if you select the cluster group that contains the local quorum, when you reach the path selection screen and attempt to accept the default values, the dialog box does not accept the paths that you enter or allow the installation to continue.

In the example in this article, the default path for both data and binary is E:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server, where E: is the system disk.

The Setup allows you to change the data path to F: (the quorum disk); however, the setup does not accept a change of the binary path on the E: drive.

The installation shows that the drive is a valid cluster disk resource.

CAUSE

The local quorum resource has a private property that shows the path as:

E:\Windows\<Path Name>
The Setup reads the E: drive and determines that the E: drive is a shared drive.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem:
  1. Create a new cluster resource group.
  2. Move the local quorum resource into the new group you created in step 1.
  3. Re-run the setup.
The Setup program now allows you to specify the data folder and proceed.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 2000.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbtshoot kbbug kbnofix KB295337 kbAudDeveloper kbAudITPRO
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