Server Enterprise has not existed since 2012 came out. Standard and Datacenter both are licensed for Failover Clustering with the only difference being virtualization rights.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of D R Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 10:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] A new task for me - setting up a SQL Server cluster on vSphere 6.0 According to the Techs and Sales people in my org, it seems that they did. They are telling me that every SQL Clustering needs Enterprise on 2016, or it's a 'no go'. Daniel On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 9:22 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: As best as I can recall, it was listed as a requirement in the last SQL clustering requirements doc I read on Microsoft's website. I thought it was up-to-date, but perhaps I am mistaken? On Aug 17, 2017 6:55 AM, "Melvin Backus" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Windows clustering doesn’t require Enterprise any more. It moved to std with 2012. We run both LB and FO clusters on 2012 std. Please don’t tell me they went back with 2016. ☹ -- There are 10 kinds of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Micheal Espinola Jr Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 9:24 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] A new task for me - setting up a SQL Server cluster on vSphere 6.0 The minimum requirement would be Windows. -- Espi On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 6:07 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Windows or SQL or both? On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 5:27 PM, D R <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Well, for 1, I think you're going to need Enterprise Edition for your server > clustering. > > > On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 6:04 PM, Kurt Buff > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Does anyone have a good reference on setting up a 2-node cluster like >> this? >> >> I'll be putting up SQL Server 2016 on Server 2016 Standard. >> >> I've found a starting place: >> >> https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2147661 >> >> This is going to be a replacement for all of the little SQLServer >> Standard/Express/WID implementations we have scattered about. >> >> But - does anyone have preferred documentation for implementation? Any >> preferred configurations, and perhaps reasons why? Any nasty little >> gotchas to avoid? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Kurt >> >> > > > > -- > Daniel Rodriguez > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> -- Daniel Rodriguez [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The information contained in this communication and all accompanying documents from Coilcraft may be confidential and/or legally privileged, and is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this transmitted information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please return it to the sender immediately and destroy the original message or accompanying materials and any copy thereof. If you have any questions concerning this message, please contact the sender.
