Re: Hardware Requirements for SQL server DB Clustering

From: donotspam (pankajchitriv_at_rediffmail.com(donotspam))
Date: 02/21/05


Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:43:03 -0800

Thanks a lot Don.

"Don Wilwol" wrote:

> Its a pretty vague question with a lot of decisions to be made. You need at
> least two servers with the same hardware. Each server should have at least 2
> nic cards. You need to decide what type of shared storage you want. It can
> range from a scsi drive array to a fiber channel SAN.
>
> The database needs to reside on the shared storage. If you have only one
> database you will be using and active/passive clustering model.
>
> You can Google or search MS for SQL and clustering and come up with a slew
> of reading. Check with your hardware vendor to work out the hardware details
> and come up with something you want and can afford. We'll be here to help
> along the way.
>
> --
> Hope it helps...........
>
> dw
>
> Don Wilwol
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/wilwol/
>
>
> "Pankaj" <pankajchitriv@rediffmail.com(donotspam)> wrote in message
> news:36FB2975-3CCB-4160-8503-DAD488F140E0@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > I want to cluster my SQL server DB and just wondering what hardware (how
> > many systems, adapters, what will be installed on what etc) will be
> > required
> > to do the same. We are planning to use Win2k3 "Server Cluster" service for
> > the same.
> >
> > Where will SQL Server DB reside? What will be installed on Nodes?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Pankaj A. Chitriv
> >
> >
>
>
>



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