description: Learn about configuring a SQL Server failover cluster instance in a multi-subnet environment, which provides disaster recovery in addition to high availability.

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We plan to implement a 2-node MS SQL 2000 or 2005 cluster and I need to know the requirements.Here are some info that I gathered:* Windows Server 2003 Enterprise or Datacenter Edition* SQL 2000 ...

It is worth noting, when running SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008, you can now scale out up to 16 nodes within the cluster. 16 nodes requires the Enterprise Edition of both Windows Server 2008 ...

DBAs have many options for how to ensure high availability (HA) for SQL Server. Some of these options are available in the different versions and editions of SQL Server itself. Some are available in ...

Failover Cluster holds utmost importance in a production environment. If you have configured WSFC in the environment, and for some reason, a node goes down, there will be a backup node ready to ...

2 identical machines in 2 subnets, 2 Windows domains, different network vlans. SQL Server system databases are stored local, but the app databases are stored on SAN storage provided by a NetApp.

The fundamentals of those new guidelines can be found in Google’s online instructions for configuring a SQL Server FCI. Google’s current guidance is clear and easy to follow.

For step-by-step instructions on installing a SQL Server 2008 single instance or multiple instance failover cluster on Windows Server 2008 reference – Chapter 12 “Implementing and Managing ...