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

ID: Q216990

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

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

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

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

Component: Setup Program

File Name	Version
Admin.exe	5.5.2554.0
Srvmax.exe	5.5.1960

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3.

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:

Q216682 XADM: Perfwiz Doesn't Recognize Logical Partitions on Clustered Drive Resource

Additional query words: cluster node

Keywords : exc55 EXC55SP3Fix
Version : winnt:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug