Can SQL be virtualized and then clustered on separate host servers?  Or do
the virutal servers have to exist on the same host?  What I am asking is can
virutal servers be clustered on separate hardware?
Thank you in advance.

I am newbie to SQL Server and Clustering as such. I would like to perform a
SQL Server install over a cluster.
For this will a machine having Win 2k Professional and 2 * 100 GB hard disks
suffice? Will the Cluster service be available with Win 2k prof?

I had to change domain administrator password. SQL 2000 on WIN 2003 cluster
is running on domain administrator account. After i changed password i cannot
get into Enterprise Manager with windows autentication. I did not restart sql
server or cluster, just changed the password for ...

we are palnning to aquire new Cluster hardware for sql 2005 on win dows 2003.
database size 10 gb.active/passive cluster.
pls advice best suited hardware model
what about DL 380 G5 WITH MAS 1000?

When we try to install SQL 2005 on a two node cluster with iSCSI
NetApp-Storage (Cluster is up and running), setup fails with the following
error message:
"The drive specified cannot be used for program location. Program files must

I had an issue with the SAN drivers for my SQL cluster and although I did
not lose any data I lost all the SQL cluster resources (drives, IP addresses
etc). Is there a way to repair or reinstall the cluster resources using
setup or some other manner?

I failed failover to a secondary node and found that the sql agent was
'disabled' in the secondary node.  However, in cluster admin and SQL Server
configuration Manager, it shows the SQL Agent is running.  Also, there is no
error message in event viewer.   BTW, I can't found the ...

How I can install service packs to 1 node only without affect the other node?
I remember there is a registry change for that, but can not find it.
Thank you!

We are in the process of setting up a DR environment for our core
systems. I'm torn between a couple of idea's where I'm not sure where
to head, so need some advice...
Our Data Centre has 4 x 2 Node Clustered SQL Servers and 4 individual

I am trying to plan a SQL Server 2005 cluster across multiple data
centers around the world.  Basically the database backs a load balanced
web application.  Each site has its own set of web servers and its own
database servers but the databases must be in sync around the world so

Is there a doc describing max number of nodes per sql 2005 version. Is it
correct that SQL2005 standard can support 4 nodes cluster
Thanks

Here is the situation:
Current config:
Two nodes clustering multipe instances SQL Server 2000, in Windows Server
2003 Enterprise Edition.

I had previously read a thread on this newsgroup stating multiple
instances were not supported on a single cluster with SQL Server '05
Standard Edition.
I'm researching information to take to the business for why we need SQL

I have a new a two node cluster (each node with four dual-core
processors) on 2003 Enterprise OS that will host a new SQL Server 2005
environment.  Four Standard Edition processor licenses were already
purchased for the new environment.  The cluster was intended to run

We are facing an issue with the failover cluster of sql server 2000 sp4.
It is running on a windows 2003 server with sql server 2000 sp4 and
clustered [build 2187]
memory 64 GB