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murrayb3024
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Posted - 2013-05-10 : 14:53:51
A former DBA set up a dual node cluster (sqlnode1 and sqlnode2). He created 2 separate instances (instance1 and instance2). I need to add a new instance to this cluster. I have not done it in 2008 as we are mostly 2005 still. Someone was telling me when I am doing the setup I would want to do "Add node to a SQL Server failover cluster", but that doesn't seem right as I am not really adding a node to it. The option for "New SQL Server Failover Cluster installation" has in desc of adding a single node sql failover cluster. The only other option is "Stand alone installation or add features". Not sure which one I need to use.

chadmat
The Chadinator

1974 Posts

Posted - 2013-05-10 : 15:07:43
If you are adding a new instance, then you need new SQL Server Failover Cluster on the initial node, then Add Node to the other node.


-Chad
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murrayb3024
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Posted - 2013-05-10 : 15:08:32
Thanks Chad
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