Cluster windows 2008

SQL Server 2008 Failover Clustering
SQL Server Technical Article

Writers: Mike Weiner, Paul Burpo, Max Verun, Joseph Sack, Justin Erickson
Contributors: Sanjay Mishra, Jason Wu, Uttam Parui
Technical Reviewers: Prem Mehra, James Podgorski, David Whitney, Richard Tkachuk, Sethu Kalavakur, Cindy Gross, Neal Graves, Farzan Ratistari, Ayad Shammout (Caregroup Healthcare Systems), David P. Smith(ServiceU Corporation)

Published: June 2009
Applies to: SQL Server 2008

Summary: This white paper complements the existing documentation on planning, implementation, and administration of a SQL Server 2008 failover cluster, which can found in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Books Online. There are links to relevant existing content throughout the paper, which is intended primarily for atechnical audience. This white paper covers failover cluster architecture and concepts for Windows Server and SQL Server 2008; installation of a SQL Server 2008 failover cluster; upgrades and updates to SQL Server 2008 failover clustering; and maintenance and administration of SQL Server 2008.

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Contents
Introduction 5
Overview of Windows Server Failover Clustering 5
Topology and Architecture of a SQL Server Cluster 8
Failover Cluster ResourceGroup 9
Health Detection 10
Resource and Resource Group Properties 11
Resource Properties 11
Resource Group Properties 13
Common SQL Server Failover Deployments 14
Single Failover Cluster Instance 14
Multi-Instance Failover Cluster 15
Multi-Site Failover Cluster 15
Guest Failover Cluster 17
Multiple SQL Server Versions Within the Same Windows Server Cluster (SQL Server 2000 and2005 with SQL Server 2008) 18
Advantages of SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008 Clustering 19
SQL Server Installation and Setup 20
Installation Options for a SQL Server Failover Cluster 21
Integrated Installation 21
Advanced/Enterprise Installation 21
Adding a Node to a Failover Instance 22
Removing a Node from a Failover Instance 22
Uninstalling a SQL Server Instance 23
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