"carsten lahme" <carsten@carsten-lahme.de> wrote in message
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> 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
>
>

"carsten lahme" <carsten@carsten-lahme.de> wrote in message
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> 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@die.spam.die.nw-america.com> schrieb im
> Newsbeitrag news:eQAlf1WBFHA.2192@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> 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@carsten-lahme.de> wrote in message
>> news:umCDiVWBFHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > 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@carsten-lahme.de> wrote in message
> news:umCDiVWBFHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > 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
> >
> >
>
>