Exchange Tools vs. Cluster Tools: What's the Deal?

I have to agree with Russ, the fact that we now have to go to two places to perform a task that should be integrated simply makes my suggestion to use CCR look stupid to the cluster team.  The comment I get back is "so Microsoft implements an application that does not support the clustering standard they have implemented?".  I think you need to look deeper and see why this is something that is going to be generally unpopular.  From my side, the main issue I have with this relates to patching and the need to automate it out of a system such as SMS.  This will require me to develop and support a stand alone proccess and checking just for Exchange, when every other MS cluster product continues to work the same way.  On top of that I can not afford to be opening security up.  When introducing a new technology like CCR to an organisation, this kinds of isses can make ife difficult.