Lost power on the active node of my SQL Server. It failed over to Node 2
without problem, but when I brought it back to Node 1 (the server that lost
power) I get Event ID 17055
Error Description 18052

I am trying to apply the new security update for sql server 2005. I have a
2-node active/passive cluster. How do I go about it? Should I take the
cluster down and apply it one node at a time to both nodes?
Thanks in advance,

When I initiate a failover test on a cluster resource it will go offline and
then back online, but to the same node and not to the other node in the
cluster.  Can someone point me in the right direction to troubleshoot?
Thanks,

In order to backup the db in a clustered instance, is it possible to use a
device mapped locally for each node of the cluster?
Has this device to belong to a resource group?
Thanks

In a two node cluster with two SQL clustered instances, it it possible that
the related two resource groups sharign the same storage unit with a drive
letter?
Thanks

I have a two node cluter. Each node has a local drive (named C) and two
storage units in a SAN, one for the data and the other one for the log.
Is correct to mantain for example the master db in the storage unit reserved
for the data or do I have to move it in local drive (C)?

I have installed two SQL Server clustered instances in a two node cluster
(a/a).
Now, I need to test the environment with a workload in presence of a
failover event.

Is it possible to rename the default SQL Server 2005 instance installed in a
cluster? I would like to rename the instance name and not the virtual server
name.
Thanks

Is it possible to name similarly the virtual server and the SQL instance for
a SQL clustered instance)?
In other terms, is it a best practice to assigne the same name for the
virtual server and for the SQL instance in a cluster?

In a two node cluster (active/active), I have installed two SQL Server 2005
instances in order to use both nodes. The virtual server name of the first
SQL instance owned by the node A is like SQLN1 (default instance) and the
second SQL instance owned by the node B is like SQLN2 ...

I have a SQL 2005 Active/passive EE cluster.  I am trying to install a
second instance and it doesnt see my disk probably due to the fact there are
in the same group as the default instance.  So do I need to create another
Cluster group and add the disk in that, with a new ...

I have two servers. On the first server I want to put two dbs and on to the
second second server I want to put the third db.
The dbs on the first server will be queried from 600 users. The high
performance is an important goal, and the high data availability, also.

We are considering whether an SQL cluster (MSCS) may have any advantages
from transaction handling point of view. I mean mscs is a solution to correct
only hardware failures but it does not have any advantages on transactions
level. We are making a comparison between SQL log ...

I need to install SQL Server 2000 on a Windows 2000 cluster - Yes I know how
sad is that...
Anyhow, I have following the installation based on the white paper below to
a T, however, I receive the following errors after I install Cluster

Quick and easy question.
What is the proper procedure to shutdown a 4 node active SQL cluster.  I
need to bring the servers down for disaster recovery testing.  Should I
failover resources from all nodes to one and then shutdown those nodes and