Re: Adding 3 nodes to a cluster

Nodes are not instances. They are independent resources.

Nodes are computers. Each instance has to be installed to each allowed node. The installer takes care of adding and removing nodes from instances. So you need to add the nodes to the cluster using the Cluster tool. Then extend the existing instance to the new nodes using the installer. Finally, add four new instances with all nodes as allowed hosts. Each virtual server can only host one instance so you will need new resources for each new instance. Don't forget to patch each instance after installing\modifying the node set.


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Geoff N. Hiten
Senior SQL Infrastructure Consultant
Microsoft SQL Server MVP





"AJ" <AJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:F4D0B931-1383-4906-A73B-0157440E74CA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I need to add these new servers as seperate instances in the SQL cluster.
Basically what we are aiming for is a 5 active SQL cluster with each of the
servers acting as a failover in case one of the servers fails. Is this
possible even though the cluster is already established with two seperate
instances?

What we would like to do is add the 3 new nodes as seperate instances within
the cluster. The plan is to basically seperate our 5 major databases onto
their own server but maintain the failover feature.

What we currently have is two seperate vitrual servers each running their
own instance of sql.

Any ideas are welcome.

thx.
"Geoff N. Hiten" wrote:

The SQL installer allows you to add the new nodes as allowed hosts after you
have joined the new nodes to the cluster. You must use the installer
(SQL2000) to apply binaries to the new nodes and set the clustered
properties correctly.

Look up "maintaining a failover cluster" in BOL.

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Geoff N. Hiten
Senior SQL Infrastructure Consultant
Microsoft SQL Server MVP



"AJ" <AJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F722B90A-87D0-4D99-8CAD-88BFFE746FDF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello,
>
> I'm attempting to add three nodes to a SQL 2000 two node cluster. All
> three
> servers have been added but I cannot failover the sql instances from > the
> previous two node cluster to any of the new servers. I did notice that
> there
> were SQL services for the old instances missing on the new servers. > I've
> added those missing registry entries but the fail over always fails > when
> attempting to bring online the SQL server instance.
>
> Is there a way to manually correct this issue?



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