How do you migrate a cluster from active\passive to active\active in sql server 2000 running Windows Server 2003 R2? Thank you. -- Mike
You install a second instance. You will need new disks, new IP addresses, and a new network Name for the new instance. In essence, it will appear and act as a second database server. -- Geoff N. Hiten Senior SQL Infrastructure Consultant Microsoft SQL Server MVP "Mike" wrote in message news:B3BD5F48-149C-49FF-BB7C-D6D4F8170210@microsoft.com... > How do you migrate a cluster from active\passive to active\active in sql > server 2000 running Windows Server 2003 R2? > > Thank you. > -- > Mike
"Geoff N. Hiten" wrote in message news:O8yrhLlbIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > You install a second instance. > > You will need new disks, new IP addresses, and a new network Name for the > new instance. In essence, it will appear and act as a second database > server. and then you put one instance on one node and the other instance on the other node... tadaaaa, you are done -- Russ Kaufmann MVP - Windows Server - Clustering ClusterHelp.com, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner Web http://www.clusterhelp.com Blog http://msmvps.com/clusterhelp The next ClusterHelp classes are: Mar 10- 13 in Denver May 12-15 in New York
