I have 2 SQl servers one End1 and the other END2. SQL 2000 EE is being installed on ENDSQL1 after entering the the VIP it prompts for the location of the data on the shared array. I am selecting my F: drive which has 40 GB allocated(I can write to this drive, so the drive is configure correctly) once I verify my user credentials it asks me then Displays that the install will write to My C:Program files and the Data will write to G: (After reading white papers it states that this should default to the same drive as I 1st selected and it is not). Then it tries to install and after minutes it returns the following error.

Setup failed to perform required operations on the cluster nodes.

Here is the sqlstp.txt I can't find anything obvious

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14:58:02 Begin Setup
14:58:02 8.00.194
14:58:02 Mode = Normal
14:58:02 ModeType = NORMAL
14:58:02 GetDefinitionEx returned: 0, Extended: 0x0
14:58:02 ValueFTS returned: 1
14:58:02 ValuePID returned: 1
14:58:02 ValueLic returned: 1
14:58:02 System: Windows NT Enterprise Server
14:58:02 SQL Server ProductType: Enterprise Edition [0x3]
14:58:02 IsNTCluster returned: 1
14:58:02 Begin Action: SetupInitialize
14:58:02 End Action SetupInitialize
14:58:02 Begin Action: SetupInstall
14:58:02 Reading Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CommonFilesDir ...
14:58:02 CommonFilesDir=C:\Program Files\Common Files
14:58:02 Windows Directory=C:\WINNT14:58:02 Program Files=C:\Program Files14:58:02 TEMPDIR=C:\DOCUME~1\skbrown\LOCALS~1\Temp14:58:02 Begin Action: SetupInstall
14:58:02 digpid size : 256
14:58:02 digpid size : 164
14:58:02 Begin Action: CheckFixedRequirements
14:58:02 Platform ID: 0xf00000
14:58:02 Version: 5.0.2195
14:58:03 File Version - C:\WINNT\system32\shdocvw.dll: 5.0.3523.1700
14:58:03 End Action: CheckFixedRequirements
14:58:03 Begin Action: ShowDialogs
14:58:03 Initial Dialog Mask: 0x183000f7, Disable Back=0x1
14:58:03 Begin Action ShowDialogsHlpr: 0x1
14:58:03 Begin Action: DialogShowSdWelcome
14:58:22 End Action DialogShowSdWelcome
14:58:22 Dialog 0x1 returned: 1
14:58:22 End Action ShowDialogsHlpr
14:58:22 ShowDialogsGetDialog returned: nCurrent=0x2,index=1
14:58:22 Begin Action ShowDialogsHlpr: 0x2
14:58:22 Begin Action: DialogShowSdMachineName
14:58:42 ShowDlgMachine returned: 1
14:58:42 Name = ENDSQLCLUSTER, Type = 0x10000008
14:58:42 Begin Action: CheckRequirements
14:58:42 Processor Architecture: x86 (Pentium)
14:58:42 Service Pack: 768
14:58:42 ComputerName: ENDSQL1
14:58:42 User Name: skbrown
14:58:42 IsAllAccessAllowed returned: 1
14:58:42 OS Language: 0x409
14:58:42 End Action CheckRequirements
14:58:42 This combination of Package and Operating System allows a full product install.
14:58:42 End Action DialogShowSdMachineName
14:58:42 begin ShowDialogsUpdateMask
14:58:42 nFullMask = 0x183000f7, nCurrent = 0x2, nDirection = 0
14:58:42 Updated Dialog Mask: 0xbf3c037, Disable Back = 0x1
14:58:42 Dialog 0x2 returned: 0
14:58:42 End Action ShowDialogsHlpr
14:58:42 ShowDialogsGetDialog returned: nCurrent=0x4,index=2
14:58:42 Begin Action ShowDialogsHlpr: 0x4
14:58:42 Begin Action: DialogShowSdInstallMode
14:58:42 InstallMode : 0x1
14:58:42 End Action DialogShowSdInstallMode
14:58:42 begin ShowDialogsUpdateMask
14:58:42 nFullMask = 0xbf3c037, nCurrent = 0x4, nDirection = 1
14:58:42 Updated Dialog Mask: 0x1bf7c037, Disable Back = 0x1
14:58:42 Dialog 0x4 returned: 1
14:58:42 End Action ShowDialogsHlpr
14:58:42 ShowDialogsGetDialog returned: nCurrent=0x10,index=4
14:58:42 Begin Action ShowDialogsHlpr: 0x10
14:58:42 Begin Action: DialogShowSdRegisterUserEx
14:58:44 End Action DialogShowSdRegisterUserEx
14:58:44 begin ShowDialogsUpdateMask
14:58:44 nFullMask = 0x1bf7c037, nCurrent = 0x10, nDirection = 1
14:58:44 Updated Dialog Mask: 0x1bf7c037, Disable Back = 0x1
14:58:44 Dialog 0x10 returned: 1
14:58:44 End Action ShowDialogsHlpr
14:58:44 ShowDialogsGetDialog returned: nCurrent=0x20,index=5
14:58:44 Begin Action ShowDialogsHlpr: 0x20
14:58:44 Begin Action: DialogShowSdLicense
14:58:44 End Action DialogShowSdLicense
14:58:44 Dialog 0x20 returned: 1
14:58:44 End Action ShowDialogsHlpr
14:58:44 ShowDialogsGetDialog returned: nCurrent=0x4000,index=14
14:58:44 Begin Action ShowDialogsHlpr: 0x4000
14:58:44 Begin Action: DialogShowSdVirtualServer
15:03:19 ShowDlgVirtualServer returned: 0
15:03:19 Ipaddress = 10.6.20.23,255.255.255.0,Public
15:03:19 szNewList = 10.6.20.23,255.255.255.0,Public
15:03:19 szModifiedList =
15:03:19 szRemovedList =
15:03:19 End Action DialogShowSdVirtualServer
15:03:19 begin ShowDialogsUpdateMask
15:03:19 nFullMask = 0x1bf7c037, nCurrent = 0x4000, nDirection = 1
15:03:19 Updated Dialog Mask: 0x1bf7c037, Disable Back = 0x1
15:03:19 Dialog 0x4000 returned: 1
15:03:19 End Action ShowDialogsHlpr
15:03:19 ShowDialogsGetDialog returned: nCurrent=0x8000,index=15
15:03:19 Begin Action ShowDialogsHlpr: 0x8000
15:03:19 Begin Action : DialogShowSdDiskGroups
15:04:18 ShowDlgDiskGroups returned: 1
15:04:18 Disk Group = EndorsementDG
15:04:18 End Action : DialogShowSdDiskGroups
15:04:18 begin ShowDialogsUpdateMask
15:04:18 nFullMask = 0x1bf7c037, nCurrent = 0x8000, nDirection = 1
15:04:18 Updated Dialog Mask: 0x1bf7c037, Disable Back = 0x1
15:04:18 Dialog 0x8000 returned: 1
15:04:18 End Action ShowDialogsHlpr
15:04:18 ShowDialogsGetDialog returned: nCurrent=0x10000,index=16
15:04:18 Begin Action ShowDialogsHlpr: 0x10000
15:04:18 Begin Action: DialogShowSdClusterDef
15:04:20 ShowDlgClusterDef returned: 1
15:04:20 PrefOwners = ENDSQL1,ENDSQL2, NumIp = 2
15:04:20 Begin Action : ValidateNodeActions
15:04:20 Begin Action : ValidateNodeActions
15:04:20 End Action : ValidateNodeActions
15:04:20 End Action : ValidateNodeActions
15:04:20 End Action DialogShowSdClusterDef
15:04:20 begin ShowDialogsUpdateMask
15:04:20 nFullMask = 0x1bf7c037, nCurrent = 0x10000, nDirection = 1
15:04:20 Updated Dialog Mask: 0x1bf7c037, Disable Back = 0x1
15:04:20 Dialog 0x10000 returned: 1
15:04:20 End Action ShowDialogsHlpr
15:04:20 ShowDialogsGetDialog returned: nCurrent=0x20000,index=17
15:04:20 Begin Action ShowDialogsHlpr: 0x20000
15:04:20 Begin Action : Cluster Security - DlgAcct
15:04:30 ShowDlgAcct returned: 1
15:04:30 [DlgAccount]
15:04:30 Domain = QUICKSILVER
15:04:30 DomainAcct = skbrown
15:04:30 DomainPwd
15:04:30 Result = 1
15:04:30 End Action : Cluster Security - DlgAcct
15:04:30 begin ShowDialogsUpdateMask
15:04:30 nFullMask = 0x1bf7c037, nCurrent = 0x20000, nDirection = 1
15:04:30 Updated Dialog Mask: 0x1bf7c037, Disable Back = 0x1
15:04:30 Dialog 0x20000 returned: 1
15:04:30 End Action ShowDialogsHlpr
15:04:30 ShowDialogsGetDialog returned: nCurrent=0x40000,index=18
15:04:30 Begin Action ShowDialogsHlpr: 0x40000
15:04:30 Begin Action: DialogShowSdCliSvr
15:04:30 DisplaySystemPreReq
15:04:30 ShowDlgClientServerSelect returned: 1

Start here:
321063 HOW TO: Troubleshoot the "Setup Failed to Perform Required
Operations on
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=321063

The F: / G: drive issue could be the root cause. Double-check all your
settings. Do both F: and G: failover correctly and have the expected files
on them after failover? Does the node you are installing from currently own
both drives? Do you have any multipathing software that could be pointing
to the "wrong" location at some point?

Unless the log got cutoff, it ends with the account info which doesn't list
a domain name and has a weird account name ('S'). Make sure you're using an
account that is a domain user and that the domain user is a member of the
local admin group on both nodes. It's simpler if the nodes and the account
are all in the same domain to avoid dealing with trust issues and
cross-domain permission checks.

Cindy Gross, MCDBA, MCSE
http://cindygross.tripod.com
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