"On the Cluster Network Selection page, specify the network resources for
your failover cluster instance:
   * SQL Server Failover Cluster Network Name — This is the name used to
identify your failover cluster instance on the network.

For a 2 node cluster, does the "preferred owner" have any meaning?
Under what setting does the cluster automatically failback once the failed
node is restored?
Why are domain groups required in SQL 2005 installation rather than accounts?

Hi Alllll
I dont know what else IP need i to enter in order to fill up this part.
Previously this is the IP setting that i used for my 2 node cluster in win
2008

Could you help me fix following problem please?
I have new SQL Server 2008 fail over cluster and need to migrate system from
stand alone SQL Server 2000. I had no big issues migrating databases but now
found a problem. I need to move DTSs from old server to SQL 2008 fail over

Could someone point me to any articles so that I can initiate an exiction
and rebuild / rejoin of one of our nodes in a 2 node w2003 cluster running 2
instances of SQL 2005. I am particulary interested how I get the clustered
SQL software onto this rebuild.

SCENARIO
An SQL2000 or SQL2005 2-node cluster (based on Windows2003 ENT) with an
iSCSI Shared Storage
ISSUE

The Cluster service account login was removed from SQL Server. I don't know
when.
Considering that the account was removed while SQL Server resource was
running, how long does it take to go down?

we are having SQL 2000 Ent in cluster mode (active passive), now we are
planning to upgrade to SQL 2005, any idea?
Regards
Gopi

I'm using GfI Network Server Monitor to monitor our network. No problem with
our W2003 servers and clusters, but problem on a Windows 2008 x64 cluster.
I'm trying to query a service state from a W2008 x64 node which is part of a
cluster. When I query with the node name of the server ...

Hello ,  I installed an SQL 2008 2-nodes cluster on windows server 2003 sp2
Successfully.
 Later, it turned out the 3rd party application does not support sql 2008.
So I uninstalled it and  I am now installing sql 2005 std cluster. (which is

I have a one-node Windows 2008 cluster and I want to install SQL 2005
(cluster). the point is that I have to wait for a month to receive the
second node so my idea is to start with one node and then add the second one
as soon as I get it.

How can I install Integration Services on a functioning SQL2008
cluster?
I'm not bothered about it being a clustered resource, but in the SQL
setup app it will not allow me to add the Integration Services feature

Hi,
I have created a cluster with Cluster IP Address "192.168.7.72" with following properties
Cluster operation mode : Multicast
Affinity: Single

I added a node to my cluster and now I can't install Service Pack 4.  I am
running one node on Windows 2000 Advanced Server and the new node on Windows
2003 Advanced Server.  This is an Active\Passive cluster.  When I add the
node everything works fine.  It is when I try to apply ...

Is it possible to have 2 different versions of SQL running on the same
physical box for a cluster?  
If so, am I correct in assuming that you need a different logical server
name for each instance?