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                                         Charoniv 
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                                             Posted - 2012-07-16 : 10:04:50
                                            
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                                            | I'm installing a new cluster. Two instances two nodes.Would it be better to install an instance then add node (twice) or a prepare and commit.I'm tempted by the install nodes one by one as it gives a hint if anything is going to go wrong. | 
                                             
                                         
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                                     tkizer 
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                                     Charoniv 
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                                          | It's the enterprise option to define all your nodes first then the installation happens in one go.Maybe it's prepare and complete? Just checked - it is.It allows you to prepare a node then run a file on another node to prepare that then complete to configure them both. Think I'll just go for the one at a time thing.  | 
                                         
                                        
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