Different SQL Server Service packs in the cluster? -- sql server clustering

sql server clustering : Different SQL Server Service packs in the cluster?

Carlos Gonzalez - Phoenix, AZ
1/23/2004 2:31:04 PM

Carlos Eduardo Rojas
1/23/2004 5:35:49 PM

Carlos,
In SQL Server 2000, when you apply a service pack to a sql server cluster,
it gets applied to all nodes at the same time, so it's not possible to have
them out of sync (service pack wise), at least in theory.
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Carlos E. Rojas
SQL Server MVP
Co-Author SQL Server 2000 Programming by Example

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coexist in the same Windows 2000 Datacenter cluster? Will the different
versions of MDAC coexist in each node?

Andrew J. Kelly
1/23/2004 5:44:14 PM

I think he means two separate instances on the same node? If that is
correct you can have 2 different service pack levels as far as SQL Server is
concerned. But when it comes to MDAC that is more of an OS thing and they
will all share it.

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Andrew J. Kelly
SQL Server MVP

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rboyd NO[at]SPAM onlinemicrosoft.com
1/26/2004 3:13:25 PM

The short answer is this:

You can have different service pack levels on an "active/active" cluster.
Each SQL Server can have a different service pack level. However, the level
of MDAC will be the same. After you apply SP3a on one instance of SQL
Server both nodes will have MDAC 2.7 SP1 installed.

Rand
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