sql cluster setup - help!

[Sal Paradize]

Hello, I am having trouble setting up sql 2000 enterprise on a win2k
cluster.
I proceed through the setup dialog and get the message :
"setup is performing required operations on cluster nodes. This may
take
a few minutes."

Next message I see is :
"setup failed to perform required operations on the cluster nodes"

I have stopped all unnecessary services.

I am signed on as a domain admin on both nodes, and services start
with a domain admin acct.

Is Active Directory necessary to setup a SQL cluster?

When I type \\phase1b\admin$ on my phase1a node, I get network path is
not
found. Should I be able to see this share?

Any help appreciated!!

Here is, I believe, the relavent part of the sqlstp log :

7:04:34 Setup is performing required operations on cluster nodes.
This may take a few minutes...
07:04:34 C:\WINNT\TEMP\SqlSetup\Bin\remsetup.exe
C:\WINNT\remsetup.ini
07:06:09 Process Exit Code: (2) The system cannot find the file
specified.

07:06:09 Begin Action : GetRemsetupRetCode
07:06:09 Installation return status on PHASE1A : 2
07:06:09 Installation return status on PHASE1B : 2
07:06:09 End Action : GetRemsetupRetCode
#### SQL Server Remote Setup - Start Time 11/04/02 07:04:34 ####

CThreadPool::RunUntilCompleteHlpr create thread, index=0
CThread::Run thread [0xa4] created for execution.
CThread::Process [0xa4]
CThreadPool::RunUntilCompleteHlpr create thread, index=1
Running '\\PHASE1A\C$\SQL2000\x86\setup\setupsql.exe k=Nb k=Rm k=Cl
-SMS -s -f "\\PHASE1A\C$\SQL2000\x86\setup\setup.ins" -f1
\\PHASE1A\admin$\PHASE1A_MSSQLSERVER.iss -f2
"\\PHASE1A\admin$\setup.log" -e "stpsilnt._ex" -b -x
"C:\WINNT\TEMP\"' (PHASE1A) ...

CThread::Run thread [0xa8] created for execution.
CThread::Process [0xa8]
CThreadPool::RunUntilCompleteHlpr start thread [0xa4],index=0
CThreadPool::RunUntilCompleteHlpr start thread [0xa8],index=1
Script file copied to '\\PHASE1B\ADMIN$\PHASE1B_MSSQLSERVER.iss'
successfully.

Installing remote service (PHASE1B)...

CProcess::RunUntilComplete [0xa4] exit code: 2
Remote process exit code was '2' (PHASE1A).

CThreadPool::RunUntilCompleteHlpr WaitForMultipleObjects returned: 0
CThreadPool::RunUntilCompleteHlpr signaled thread [0xa4]
Thread [0xa4] exit code: [0x2]
Running '\\PHASE1A\C$\SQL2000\x86\setup\setupsql.exe k=ClSec k=Rm k=Cl
-SMS -s -f "\\PHASE1A\C$\SQL2000\x86\setup\setup.ins" -f1
\\PHASE1B\ADMIN$\PHASE1B_MSSQLSERVER.iss -f2
"\\PHASE1B\admin$\setup.log" -e "stpsilnt._ex" -x "C:\"' (PHASE1B)
...

CRemoteProcess::RunUntilComplete [0xa8] exit code: 2
Remote process exit code was '2' (PHASE1B).

CThreadPool::RunUntilCompleteHlpr WaitForMultipleObjects returned: 2
CThreadPool::RunUntilCompleteHlpr signaled thread [0xa8]
Thread [0xa8] exit code: [0x2]
CThreadPool::RunUntilComplete returned 2
CThreadPool::RunUntilComplete execution level=1, need execution: 0
One or more errors occurred while running the remote/unattended
setups.

Disconnecting from remote machine (PHASE1A)...

Service removed successfully.

Remote files could not be removed.

#### SQL Server Remote Setup - Stop Time 11/04/02 07:05:52 ####

Disconnecting from remote machine (PHASE1B)...

Service removed successfully.

Remote files removed successfully.

#### SQL Server Remote Setup - Stop Time 11/04/02 07:06:09 ####

07:06:09 End Action : Run setup on cluster nodes
07:06:09 One or more errors occurred while running remote setup on the
clustered machines.
07:06:12 Setup failed to perform required operations on the cluster
nodes.
07:06:12 Begin Action : ClusterErrorCleanup
07:06:12 End Action : ClusterErrorCleanup
07:06:12 End Action : ClusterSetupHelper

[SQL Server Development Team]

Hi Sal - if you look on the B node you should see a sqlstp.log file that
explains what error it had on that node - anything obvious?

...Patrick

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