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Register the Cluster Resources Manually

When you install the agent on local nodes, the installation procedure registers and creates the cluster resources for you automatically. This section describes how to register and create the cluster resources manually.

To register the cluster resources manually

1. Ensure that the agent is installed on all nodes on which Exchange Virtual Server could potentially run and the agent installation directory is the same on all nodes.
2. If the resource type is not already registered, run the following command:

   Cluster.exe restype "Arcserve Backup Exchange Agent Notifier" /create /dll: CaExCluRes.dll /type:"Arcserve Backup Exchange Agent Notifier"
   

   Note: If your resource type is already registered, Arcserve Backup Exchange Agent Notifier displays under the Cluster Configuration\Resource Types branch in the Cluster Administrator.

3. Run the following command to register the extension dll:

   Cluster.exe/REGEXT:”C:\WINDOWS\cluster\CAExCluResEx.dll”
   

4. Use the Cluster Administrator to create the Arcserve Backup Exchange Agent Notifier cluster resource instance in the Exchange Virtual Server group. As a best practice, append the Exchange Server name to the cluster resource instance name. For example, Arcserve Backup Exchange Agent Notifier – (VS1) is the cluster resource instance name and VS1 is the Exchange Server name. When the New Resource dialog opens, enter the name and description of the resource instance, select Arcserve Backup Exchange Agent Notifier in the Resource type field, select the name of your Exchange Server virtual group in the Group field.

   Click Next.

   The Possible Owners dialog opens. The nodes in the cluster on which the resource can be brought online display in the Possible owners box.

5. Click Next.

   The Dependencies dialog opens.

6. When the Dependencies dialog opens, click Finish to end the resource creation process, and then click OK.
7. Open the Cluster Administrator and confirm that the Arcserve Backup Exchange Agent Notifier resource is displayed.

   The following diagram illustrates that the Arcserve Backup Exchange Agent Notifier resource is displayed:

   

8. Right-click the Arcserve Backup Exchange Agent Notifier resource to verify the General, Dependencies, and Advanced options.

   The following diagram illustrates how the options should appear on the Arcserve Backup Exchange Agent Notifier, General tab:

   

   The following diagram illustrates how the options should appear on the Arcserve Backup Exchange Agent Notifier, Dependencies tab:

   

   The following diagram illustrates how the options should appear on the Arcserve Backup Exchange Agent Notifier, Advanced tab:

   

   Note: On the Advanced tab, make sure the Affect the group check box is not selected. This ensures that the state of the resource does not affect the Exchange Server virtual group.

9. Repeat Steps 2 to 6 on each node that has an Exchange Server virtual group where you need to create the resource.