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SQL Server Forum / Other Technologies / Clustering / February 2005Change from Active\Active to Active\Passive Cluster
I have a SQL Server 2000 Cluster with Windows 2000 Server. The Cluster was set up as a Active\Active and I would like to change it to Active\Passive. What do I need to change go from Active\Active to Active\Passive? Thanks, Hi Active/Active vs Active/Passive in SQL server tems is not correct. Active/Active = 2 SQL Server instances, one running on each node. Active/Passive = 1 SQL Server instance, running on a Node, with the other node doing nothing but waiting for a failover. Uninstall one SQL server instance and you have what you want. Any reason you want to do this? Regards Mike > I have a SQL Server 2000 Cluster with Windows 2000 Server. > The Cluster was set up as a Active\Active and I would like to change it to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks, Mike - Are you recommending not to run an active/passive cluster config? > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > > Thanks, Hi No, but the decision must be based on business requirements. If you need 2 instances of SQL Server, run them. At work, we use put 4-6 instances per node on a SQL Cluster (= 8-12 per 2 node cluster). Our perspective is that having one machine do nothing is a waste of space and energy. Single Instance (Active/Passive), from a licensing perspective is cheaper, you only need to license the single node as the other node is DR and is not active. Regards -------------------------------- Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP Zurich, Switzerland IM: mike@epprecht.net MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/ > Mike - Are you recommending not to run an active/passive cluster config? > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > > > > > Thanks, I agree Mike. At work we use all active/passive clusters (4 total clusters with 2 nodes in each) and run only a single instance on each active node. We are doing a mass db consolidation project now and will likely go the path of a multinode cluster as that will best suit our business needs. Do you run different coalition settings on your 4-6 instances per node? Thanks, Todd "Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote: > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > > > > > > > Thanks, Hi No, Same collation. For us, multi-instances are there for security (bank), to keep everyone away from each other. It also makes it easier to add more nodes if we need to, so we then move the instances around. Once you start to have more than 2 busy instances, you better have a decent SAN (EMC, biiiig EMC's) that can sustain the throughput. Multi fiber cards, multi paths etc. Regards -------------------------------- Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP Zurich, Switzerland IM: mike@epprecht.net MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/ > I agree Mike. At work we use all active/passive clusters (4 total clusters > with 2 nodes in each) and run only a single instance on each active node. We [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, I agree 100% with Mike. I run a large N-1 cluster (N Nodes, N-1 Instances) so I have one stand-by node for three active instances. I have scripts to change the cluster failover order depending on what maintenance is happening. I also can change memory settings and collapse the cluster on a single node during low activity times for host node maintenance. It takes a few extra steps to manage a large, multi-instance cluster, but the same principles apply.  SignatureGeoff N. Hiten Microsoft SQL Server MVP Senior Database Administrator Careerbuilder.com I support the Professional Association for SQL Server www.sqlpass.org > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 89 lines] > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, |
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