Error installing SQL 2005 on a cluster

I am installing SQL 2005 on a two node 2003 SP1 cluster and get an error
after selecting components and I have narrowed it down to Shared Tools. The
error is:
"The drive specified cannot be used for program location. Program files
must be installed on a valid local disk available on all cluster nodes. The
valid values are"
The help icon gives a LinkID of 20467, but I can't find any info on that.
I'm installing to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server, which the Data
Files feature seems happy to install to. If only Shared Tools wasn't a
required component!
Anyone run into this or know what can cause it?
Which drive letters do you have on each node? Which ones are local disks
and which are in the shared array? Which disks are configured in the
cluster group you are specifying for the failover cluster instance?
Mike
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com
Disclaimer: This communication is an original work and represents my sole
views on the subject. It does not represent the views of any other person
or entity either by inference or direct reference.
"CShane" <CShane@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am installing SQL 2005 on a two node 2003 SP1 cluster and get an error
> after selecting components and I have narrowed it down to Shared Tools.
> The
> error is:
> "The drive specified cannot be used for program location. Program files
> must be installed on a valid local disk available on all cluster nodes.
> The
> valid values are"
> The help icon gives a LinkID of 20467, but I can't find any info on that.
> I'm installing to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server, which the Data
> Files feature seems happy to install to. If only Shared Tools wasn't a
> required component!
> Anyone run into this or know what can cause it?
|||C drives are local for both nodes. The S drive will eventually be the SQL
drive, although I am not able to get to that point in the installation to
specify the resource group yet, although it is online and functioning. Q is
the quorum and it's working fine.
"Michael Hotek" wrote:

> Which drive letters do you have on each node? Which ones are local disks
> and which are in the shared array? Which disks are configured in the
> cluster group you are specifying for the failover cluster instance?
> --
> Mike
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com
> Disclaimer: This communication is an original work and represents my sole
> views on the subject. It does not represent the views of any other person
> or entity either by inference or direct reference.
>
> "CShane" <CShane@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9314C7CC-067B-4732-9274-DC6BA28AC092@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||You need the S now to install the SQL data, C for the bits.
Cheers,
Rodney R. Fournier
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
http://www.msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
ClusterHelp.com is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner
"CShane" <CShane@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>C drives are local for both nodes. The S drive will eventually be the SQL
> drive, although I am not able to get to that point in the installation to
> specify the resource group yet, although it is online and functioning. Q
> is
> the quorum and it's working fine.
>
> "Michael Hotek" wrote:
|||I'm not quite sure I understand your suggestion. The C:\Program Files\
folder is where I'm trying to install the software. If I can ever get past
feature selection, I will select the S: drive for data. However, the S:
drive resource is online and functioning correctly inside cluster
administrator. I can also write to it from the resource owner.
Thanks for any help!
"Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" wrote:

> You need the S now to install the SQL data, C for the bits.
> Cheers,
> Rodney R. Fournier
> MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
> http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
> http://www.msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
> http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
> ClusterHelp.com is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner
>
> "CShane" <CShane@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:69BC9FF1-38C1-490A-BC6B-704D22B1A607@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||I hope this resolves your issue.
http://www.sql-server-performance.co..._to_2005_4.asp
Thanks,
Haris.
"CShane" <CShane@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F055EA13-6C31-41D0-8661-1BCF97449FB9@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> I'm not quite sure I understand your suggestion. The C:\Program Files\
> folder is where I'm trying to install the software. If I can ever get past
> feature selection, I will select the S: drive for data. However, the S:
> drive resource is online and functioning correctly inside cluster
> administrator. I can also write to it from the resource owner.
> Thanks for any help!
>
> "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" wrote:
|||Setup scans all the cluster nodes to make sure there is at least 1 common
drive between all of them. On a 32bit cluster it's usually C or D. If all
your nodes have a C: drive in common then you should be fine. Look in the
SQLSetup_machinename_WI.log file for more information.
Thanks.
"CShane" wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> I'm not quite sure I understand your suggestion. The C:\Program Files\
> folder is where I'm trying to install the software. If I can ever get past
> feature selection, I will select the S: drive for data. However, the S:
> drive resource is online and functioning correctly inside cluster
> administrator. I can also write to it from the resource owner.
> Thanks for any help!
>
> "Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" wrote:
|||Thanks for the help, but I've found an undocumented "feature" with SQL 2005
clustering. Setup will fail if you have any offline physical disk resources.
I had created an "Unused Drives" resource group to keep my unused physical
disk resources from becoming corrupted but hadn't brought them online. My
solution was to bring all physical disk resources online while running SQL
2005 setup. Keep in mind, it wasn't the SQL disk that was offline. It was a
physical disk resource that I planned to use later for something like
Exchange or file sharing. I hope this saves someone else a bottle or two of
Asprin!
Thanks again!
Shane
"Ray Schueler[MSFT]" wrote:
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> Setup scans all the cluster nodes to make sure there is at least 1 common
> drive between all of them. On a 32bit cluster it's usually C or D. If all
> your nodes have a C: drive in common then you should be fine. Look in the
> SQLSetup_machinename_WI.log file for more information.
> Thanks.
>
> "CShane" wrote:
|||That one is documented in a KB article somewhere. I can't remember where it
is at though.
Mike
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com
Disclaimer: This communication is an original work and represents my sole
views on the subject. It does not represent the views of any other person
or entity either by inference or direct reference.
"CShane" <CShane@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F22BFD0D-8834-4781-AFFD-28C4454F9F6A@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Thanks for the help, but I've found an undocumented "feature" with SQL
> 2005
> clustering. Setup will fail if you have any offline physical disk
> resources.
> I had created an "Unused Drives" resource group to keep my unused physical
> disk resources from becoming corrupted but hadn't brought them online. My
> solution was to bring all physical disk resources online while running SQL
> 2005 setup. Keep in mind, it wasn't the SQL disk that was offline. It
> was a
> physical disk resource that I planned to use later for something like
> Exchange or file sharing. I hope this saves someone else a bottle or two
> of
> Asprin!
> Thanks again!
> Shane
> "Ray Schueler[MSFT]" wrote:
|||I found and reported this during the CTP process. I got a very good
explanation that boils down to "Unavoidable side effect of installing on a
clustered host". Here is the fun part: The installer fails on a clustered
system, even if you are trying to do a stand-alone install. And it fails if
ANY clustered resources are offline.
And yes, it drove me nuts figuring out this one.
Geoff N. Hiten
Senior Database Administrator
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
"Michael Hotek" <mike@.solidqualitylearning.com> wrote in message
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> That one is documented in a KB article somewhere. I can't remember where
> it is at though.
> --
> Mike
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com
> Disclaimer: This communication is an original work and represents my sole
> views on the subject. It does not represent the views of any other person
> or entity either by inference or direct reference.
>
> "CShane" <CShane@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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