BUG: SQL Cluster Setup Wizard Fails When Path Contains Spaces

ID: Q224445

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server, Enterprise Edition, version 7.0

BUG #: 54187 (SQLBUG_70)

SYMPTOMS

If SQL Server 7.0 Cluster Setup Wizard is run from a path that contains spaces, setup fails with the following error message:

Could not run setup on remote machine.

Followed by the message:

SQL Cluster Setup failed.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, you can either:

Run the SQL Cluster Setup Wizard directly from the CD.

-or-

Make sure that there are no spaces in the path where the cluster setup files are located.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server version 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Following is an example of the information that the Cluster Setup Wizard log may contain:


   @@@ CopyFileIfNeeded: [H:\My Path\x86\CLUSTER\SQAGTRES.DLL] => 
   [\\Node2\admin$\system32\SQAGTRES.DLL]~~~ XXX InstallRemote failed
   [reghelp.cpp:34] : 2 (0x2): The system cannot find the file specified.

REFERENCES

For more information on enabling the setup log, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

Q221832 INF: How to Enable Logging for SQL Server Cluster Wizard

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : winnt:7.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug