Este é um excelente documento sobre cluster no SQL Server 2005. Leitura imprescindível para quem pretende migrar ou implantar SQL Server 2005 em cluster.
O documento cobre os seguintes tópicos:
Introduction 1
Enhancements in SQL Server 2005 Failover Clustering 1
Failover Clustering Basics 2
How Failover Clustering Works 3
Client Connections and Failover Clustering 4
Planning for Installation 5
SQL Server and Windows Versions Supported 5
Side-by-Side Installation with SQL Server 2000 Failover Clusters 5
32-Bit Failover Clustering on 64-Bit Systems 6
Reporting Services, Notification Services, and Integration Services in a Failover Cluster 7
Analysis Services in a Failover Cluster 7
Failover Clustering and Microsoft Virtual Server 7
Supported Hardware 8
Number of Nodes 9
Memory Support 9
Processor Support 10
Security Improvements 10
Disk Requirements 13
Number of SQL Server Instances per Cluster 14
Installing a SQL Server 2005 Failover Cluster 15
Installing on a Domain Controller 16
Troubleshooting Installation Problems 17
Post-Installation Tasks 18
Install SQL Server Tools on Additional Nodes 18
Assign a Manual IP Port 18
Add Additional Cluster Disks 18
Change the Affect the Group Property of the SQL Server or Analysis Services Resource 19
Verify Clustered Resource Failover 19
Upgrading to SQL Server 2005 Failover Clustering 19
Administering a SQL Server 2005 Failover Cluster 20
SQL Writer and Failover Clustering 20
SQL Server Browser Service 20
Connecting to a SQL Server 2005 Failover Cluster 21
SQL Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration 21
SQL Native Client 22
Starting, Stopping, and Pausing Services 22
SQL Server Configuration Manager 23
SQL Server Surface Area Configuration 23
Cluster Administrator 23
Viewing the Properties of a Failover Clustering Instance 23
Drive Configuration 24
IP Address 24
Node Configuration and Information 24
Online Status 25
Adding or Removing a Node 25
Using Setup 25
Using the Command Prompt 25
Renaming a Clustered Instance of SQL Server 25
Changing the IP Address of SQL Server 25
Uninstalling a Clustered Instance 25
Applying a SQL Server Service Pack 26
Performance 26
Conclusion 27
Appendix A Step-by-Step Instructions for Installing or Upgrading Failover Clustering (Database Engine or Analysis Services) 28
Appendix B Upgrading an Existing Failover Clustering Instance to SQL Server 2005 Using Setup 61
Appendix C Installing and Configuring Failover Clustering from a Command Prompt or an INI File 85
Install Analysis Services 85
Install SQL Server 86
Uninstall Analysis Services 87
Uninstall SQL Server 87
Install Client Tools Only 87
Rebuild Master 87
Appendix D Installing a SQL Server 2005 Service Pack in a Cluster 89
Appendix E SQL Server 2005 Directory and Registry Structures 100
Instance-Specific Directory Structure 100
Tools Directory Structure 100
Registry Structure 100
Appendix F Failover Clustering Dependencies 101
Appendix G Cluster Terminology Overview 102
Operating System Components 102
Additional Resources 104
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