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Failover Clustering Configuration Worksheet: Parameter Value

The document provides a worksheet for configuring a failover cluster for SQL Server. It lists the parameters that need to be configured, including the number of instances, virtual server name, IP addresses, disks, cluster nodes, administrator accounts, program files location, authentication mode, licensing, and SQL services. It also includes checklists for pre-installation and post-installation verification of the SQL Server virtual server configuration.

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Failover Clustering Configuration Worksheet: Parameter Value

The document provides a worksheet for configuring a failover cluster for SQL Server. It lists the parameters that need to be configured, including the number of instances, virtual server name, IP addresses, disks, cluster nodes, administrator accounts, program files location, authentication mode, licensing, and SQL services. It also includes checklists for pre-installation and post-installation verification of the SQL Server virtual server configuration.

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Failover Clustering Configuration Worksheet

Currently, up to 16 instances (1 default, 15 named or 16 named) can be installed on a


server cluster. The information on this worksheet is in the order in which it appears
during the setup process.

Parameter Value
Instance #
Virtual Server Name
IP Address 1
Network to Use (IP 1)
IP 2 Subnet
Network to Use (IP 2)
Data/Log Disks Allocated (one used
during setup; others added as
dependencies after the install)
Cluster Definition/Preferred Owner Order
(nodes part of the virtual server
definition)
Cluster Administrator Information Username:
Password:

Type Of Instance Default Named


If Named, Name of Instance:

Program Files location (same location on


internal drive on all nodes)
SQL Server Administrator Account
SQL Server Administrator Password
SQL Server Agent Administrator Account
SQL Server Agent Administrator Password
Authentication Mode Windows Mixed
If Mixed, SA password:

Licensing Mode Per Seat Per Processor


Value:

1
SQL Services Required (“Affect the SQL Server Agent
Group” property of resource; modified
SQL Server Fulltext
post-installation)
Memory Allocated To The Instance
(modified post-installation)
Additional disks that will be used moved
to SQL Server group, then added as
dependencies (done post-installation)

2
Pre-SQL Server 2000 Virtual Server
Installation Checklist
This checklist will assist you in verifying you are ready to install your SQL Server 2000
virtual server.

Activity Pass Fail


No errors that may
interfere with install in
Event Viewer
Domain account(s)
created for SQL Server
administration (not
necessary to be domain
admin)
All resources moved to
node which is going to
initiate the installation
process of SQL Server
All nodes have access to
the installation path (if
using a network share)

3
Post-SQL Server 2000 Virtual Server
Installation Checklist
This checklist will assist you in verifying your SQL Server 2000 virtual server installation.

Activity Pass Fail


All SQL Server resources
online and configured
All dependencies configured
properly
Ping SQL Server virtual Node 1 Node 1
server IP address(es) from
Node 2 Node 2
all nodes in the cluster
Node 3 (Datacenter Node 3 (Datacenter
only) only)
Node 4 (Datacenter Node 4 (Datacenter
only) only)
Ping SQL Server virtual
server IP address(es) from a
machine not in the cluster
Ping SQL Server virtual Node 1 Node 1
server network name from all
Node 2 Node 2
nodes in the cluster
Node 3 (Datacenter Node 3 (Datacenter
only) only)
Node 4 (Datacenter Node 4 (Datacenter
only) only)
Ping SQL Server virtual
server IP address(es) from a
machine not in the cluster
Fail resources for the SQL Node 1 Node 1
Server virtual server to all
Node 2 Node 2
nodes of the VS definition
Node 3 (Datacenter Node 3 (Datacenter
only) only)
Node 4 (Datacenter Node 4 (Datacenter
only) only)
Run
select * from
::fn_virtualservernodes()
query

4
Add additional drives as Take SQL Server N/A
dependencies (if necessary) to resource online
the SQL Server resource
Move disk resources
to group with SQL Server
Add disk resources as
dependencies to SQL
Server resource
Bring SQL Server
resource online
Modify SQL Server virtual N/A
server memory settings (if
applicable, including setting
AWE settings)
Apply latest SQL Server 2000
Service Pack (if applicable)

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