Hi all,
we have a w2k3ee server cluster running one instance of exchange as failover
cluster.

We now would like to use the passive node for a sql instance.
A seperate drive has been installed and initialized.

The cliconfg has been run and a named pipe alias is created.

Running setup ends at the point where You can choose local, remote or
virtual because the option for virtual is disabled.
What did I forget?

regards

Carsten

Are you installing using Enterprise Edition of SQL?

Now, I have to ask, you are running a two node cluster with Exchange
configured to run on both, only Active on one right? Now you are trying to
install SQL on both with it running on only one at a time? What happens when
one node fails? Do you have enough resources to run both Exchange and SQL on
the same machine at the same time? Have you tested this out? Or is this just
a test system?

You may, depending on the answer above, be better off adding a third node to
do SQL only, leave the first node to do Exchange only, and leave the last to
be Passive and failover for both SQL or Exchange, but not both at the same
time.

Cheers,

Rod

MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering
http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog

"carsten lahme" <carsten (AT) carsten-lahme (DOT) de> wrote

Hi Rodney,
uups... no not the EE-version but the standard edition.
Isn't it instalable on clusters? I guess I have to recheck this... ;-)

Indeed it is something like a testsystem, but both nodes are capable
carrying both services.
None of them is this big and traffic is not the highest. But anyway, thanks
for the tip with the third node. I will think of it.

Now, I will have to look for an EE-Version of SQL-2000.

Another question at this place:
Is it possible to stream the servicepack to SQL-installmedia, like with
servicepacks on Windows?

Thanks in advance

Carsten


"Rodney R. Fournier [MVP]" <rod (AT) die (DOT) spam.die.nw-america.com> schrieb im
Newsbeitrag news:eQAlf1WBFHA.2192 (AT) TK2MSFTNGP14 (DOT) phx.gbl...

Yes, you have to use EE, not sure on the slip streaming, I have not seen it
for SQL.

Cheers,

Rod

MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering
http://msmvps.com/clustering - Blog

"carsten lahme" <carsten (AT) carsten-lahme (DOT) de> wrote