"Geoff N. Hiten" wrote:

> You and your consultant have your terminology crossed.
>
> You want a multi-instance cluster in a 2x2 configuration. (2 instances on 2
> nodes). The active and passive terminology refers to a specific SQL 7.0
> clustering technology that is no longer relevant or even possible.
>
> IMHO, if you and your consultant are butting heads over definitions, you
> might want to rethink this relationship. I have lived on both sides of the
> table and expect better either way.
>
> --
> Geoff N. Hiten
> Senior Database Administrator
> Microsoft SQL Server MVP
>
>
> "andyz" <andyz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:65D588CF-D6E4-4ED5-AB17-875642C5BDFE@microsoft.com...
> >I have a consultant telling me that there is no such thing as an
> > active/active sql cluster. I want to install 2 seperate instances on 2
> > seperate sql 2005 servers in a cluster.
> >
> > The consultant is telling me that this is active passive because only 1
> > instance is active at a time on 1 server. I do not beleive this to be
> > correct
> > but I am no database expert. Can someone please give me some clsrity
> > here..
> >
> >
> > Thanks alot
>