Re: Adding 3 nodes to a cluster

If the new nodes are using the same names as old nodes, you have to uninstall then reinstall to those nodes.

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





"AJ" <AJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:8DF2A873-233A-4F1A-BC6F-8183CE7EF02E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ok understood.

But when I go to add the new nodes to the existing clustered instances
(using the installer) the new nodes are already listed as configured nodes.
Shouldn't they be listed as "available nodes"?

"Geoff N. Hiten" wrote:

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.
>>
>> -- >> 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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