Two named instances. Why ? -- sql server clustering

sql server clustering : Two named instances. Why ?

Rubens Luque Sanches Junior
2/25/2005 8:24:02 PM

What is the better to use in active/active SQL 2000 cluster ?

1 Default instance and 1 named instance

or 2 Named Instances ?

There are any advantages or disadvantages ?

thanks a lot !
Rubens

Geoff N. Hiten
2/25/2005 9:29:19 PM

Personally, I prefer all named instances. It makes explaining connection
strings to the dev team a much simpler task since they all look alike.

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Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)
2/26/2005 3:03:57 PM

Hi

It also makes it "harder" to connect to the wrong instance. You have to know
which instance you are connecting to. Those drop table scripts that people
like to use tend to cause havoc when they run it against the wrong instance.

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Mike Hodgson
2/28/2005 9:27:18 AM

I agree with Mike & Geoff. All my clustered SQL instances have always
been named instances. Technically there are no disadvantages I can
think of to having both instances being named instances and the
advantages are basically in the category of "less confusing".

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