"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone have any thoughts on this?
>
> "Chris B." wrote:
>
>> I've build a SQL 2000 SP3a cluster on top of an 8 node Windows 2003
>> cluster.
>> We've decided to split the cluster up into 2 individual clusters and as
>> such
>> I'm attempting to remove some of the cluster nodes from the Virtual
>> Server
>> Definiton (as per the "Adding or Removing a Cluster Node from the Vritual
>> Server Definition" of
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2000/maintain/failclus.mspx#EGAA)
>>
>> Anyway, I begin the SQL install and get to the Computer Name dialog where
>> I
>> choose the virtual server name. I click next and the install GUI just
>> disapears. I check and setupsql.exe is continues to show up as running
>> in
>> Taskman for about 10 minutes then just finishes up.
>>
>> Any thoughts?

"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hmm, thanks for the quick reply.
>
> I don't believe I installed from a command line, but those few weeks were
> pretty crazy :) Can you point me in the general direction of
> documentation
> on the command line syntax? I assume you're talking about using the
> sqlrem.bat file?
>
> "Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Only 4 Nodes are supported on a cluster by SQL Server 2000. It is a setup
>> UI
>> limitation.
>>
>> You need to remove the installation like you installed it, with command
>> line.
>>
>> Regards
>> --------------------------------
>> Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
>> Zurich, Switzerland
>>
>> IM: mike@epprecht.net
>>
>> MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>>
>> Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
>>
>> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:981588B6-717B-45C2-BBBA-F5C30A2AE5F2@microsoft.com...
>> > Anyone have any thoughts on this?
>> >
>> > "Chris B." wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've build a SQL 2000 SP3a cluster on top of an 8 node Windows 2003
>> >> cluster.
>> >> We've decided to split the cluster up into 2 individual clusters and
>> >> as
>> >> such
>> >> I'm attempting to remove some of the cluster nodes from the Virtual
>> >> Server
>> >> Definiton (as per the "Adding or Removing a Cluster Node from the
>> >> Vritual
>> >> Server Definition" of
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2000/maintain/failclus.mspx#EGAA)
>> >>
>> >> Anyway, I begin the SQL install and get to the Computer Name dialog
>> >> where
>> >> I
>> >> choose the virtual server name. I click next and the install GUI just
>> >> disapears. I check and setupsql.exe is continues to show up as
>> >> running
>> >> in
>> >> Taskman for about 10 minutes then just finishes up.
>> >>
>> >> Any thoughts?
>>
>>
>>

"Chris B." wrote:

> I've build a SQL 2000 SP3a cluster on top of an 8 node Windows 2003 cluster.
> We've decided to split the cluster up into 2 individual clusters and as such
> I'm attempting to remove some of the cluster nodes from the Virtual Server
> Definiton (as per the "Adding or Removing a Cluster Node from the Vritual
> Server Definition" of
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2000/maintain/failclus.mspx#EGAA)
>
> Anyway, I begin the SQL install and get to the Computer Name dialog where I
> choose the virtual server name. I click next and the install GUI just
> disapears. I check and setupsql.exe is continues to show up as running in
> Taskman for about 10 minutes then just finishes up.
>