Re: SQL Server 2000-2005 Clustering

Since SQL Clustering runs on MSCS you have to have a cluster-capable OS.
That means Enterprise Edition for Windows Server 2003 or Advanced Server for
Windows 2000.

GNH

"Mark" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:007701c54506$6e07c350$a401280a@xxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks......Supported O/S have to be Enterprise edition
> (2000-2003) or other versions can apply ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Standard and Enterprise Editions of SQL 2005 will support
> clustering.
>>Standard will support two-node clustering only
>>
>>SQL 2000 requires Enterprise Edition for any clustering.
>>
>>Geoff N. Hiten
>>Microsoft SQL Server MVP
>>
>>"Mark" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message
>>news:21bf01c544f7$1c58f510$a401280a@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> Where can I get the following information for both
> SQL2000
>>> and SQL2005:
>>>
>>> If you do clustering, what O/S requirement is there,
>>> standard or enterprise ?
>>>
>>> Do you also need SQL Server Enterprise to do
> clustering ?.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>>
>>.
>>


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