My biggest surprise setting up a 2008R2 SQL 2008 Cluster was what fun the UAC can render. Especially if you are accustomed to 2003 Clusters.
That said I did find it much more stable once I got past my growing pains, and prefer 2008 clusters now. We used blade servers for ours with 96 GB RAM...but I'll echo Michael's advice about best you can buy with a support contract. :) - WJR On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:01, Ziots, Edward <[email protected]> wrote: > I take you still need the Quorum Disk and MSDTC etc etc, I know you can > have cluster nodes on different networks now ( limitation on the clusters > below that) > > > > Just looking for any gotchas that folks seen when they set up there > clusters, > > > > Z > > > > Edward E. Ziots > > CISSP, Network +, Security + > > Network Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > Email:[email protected] > > Cell:401-639-3505 > > > > *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 24, 2011 10:50 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Windows 2008 R2 Clustering, and SQL 2008 > > > > 2008 & 2008R2 clustering are dead-simple compared to 2003 and much more > stable, IME. > > > > My recommendations for hardware are always the same: buy the best your > money will give you, and ensure that you include a support contract. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Ziots, Edward [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 24, 2011 10:46 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Windows 2008 R2 Clustering, and SQL 2008 > > > > All, > > > > Looking for some suggestions on what folks are using hardware-wise for your > Windows 2008 Clusters using either SQL 2008 or SQL 2008 R2. Been asked for > specifications on a new cluster accordingly, and I haven’t done any Windows > 2008 Clustering yet, and just want to make sure I don’t miss anything. > > > > Using EMC VMAX san and Qlogic 8GB HBA’s and the new SAN is SCP-3 Compliant. > > > > > Feel free to ping me off list, if you have done some clustering builds with > Windows 2008/Windows 2008R2, be interested if there is any gotchas as > compared to windows 2003 R2 clustering. > > > > Z > > > > Edward E. Ziots > > CISSP, Network +, Security + > > Network Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > Email:[email protected] > > Cell:401-639-3505 > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
