Question about Windows 2003/Exchange 2003 server clustering

What versions of Windows 2003 and Exchange 2003 do I need, if I want to
do a two-node server cluster? Can I do this clustering with just the
standard versions of each?

Robert
Sun Aug 21 00:38:40 CDT 2005

I forgot to mention, I'm attempting to do single shared quorum
clustering (HP cluster server, with two DL380 head servers and a shared
SAN for the Exchange 2003 Server Information Store data.)

Robert Gordon wrote:
> What versions of Windows 2003 and Exchange 2003 do I need, if I want to
> do a two-node server cluster? Can I do this clustering with just the
> standard versions of each?

Mark
Sun Aug 21 04:06:49 CDT 2005

On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 22:38:40 -0700, Robert Gordon
<Robert.Gordon@nospam.dslextreme.com> wrote:

>I forgot to mention, I'm attempting to do single shared quorum
>clustering (HP cluster server, with two DL380 head servers and a shared
>SAN for the Exchange 2003 Server Information Store data.)
>
>Robert Gordon wrote:
>> What versions of Windows 2003 and Exchange 2003 do I need, if I want to
>> do a two-node server cluster? Can I do this clustering with just the
>> standard versions of each?

If you want to cluster Exchange you need both Enterprise Editions.
Standard editions of both aren't able to cluster.

Connection to a SAN has no bearing on the edition of the OS and
Exchange. You must use supported HBA's and, if you are booting from
SAN, follow the best practices from the vendor and MS on that.