cluster questions

Hi all, I had 2 questions regarding clusters:-
1. Is it possible to have an Active-Active configuration with 1 instance
running 2000 & 1 instance running 2005?
2. Is it recommended or required to have cluster servers part of an active
directory domain? Currently we have 2 servers that are part of our domain
and we are contemplating using them for a cluster. They meet all the
hardware & software requirements, but need to check on AD.
TIA!
Yes to both.
Tom
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Columnist, SQL Server Professional
Toronto, ON Canada
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Hi all, I had 2 questions regarding clusters:-
1. Is it possible to have an Active-Active configuration with 1 instance
running 2000 & 1 instance running 2005?
2. Is it recommended or required to have cluster servers part of an active
directory domain? Currently we have 2 servers that are part of our domain
and we are contemplating using them for a cluster. They meet all the
hardware & software requirements, but need to check on AD.
TIA!
|||Yes to both. I have run side-by-side installations of 2000 and 2005 in both
clustered and non-clustered environments. Everything works, including both
sets of client tools.
As for #2, cluster nodes must be members of a domain, either NT4 or Active
Directory. They must be member servers, not domain controllers.
Geoff N. Hiten
Senior Database Administrator
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
<param@.community.nospam> wrote in message
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> Hi all, I had 2 questions regarding clusters:-
> 1. Is it possible to have an Active-Active configuration with 1 instance
> running 2000 & 1 instance running 2005?
> 2. Is it recommended or required to have cluster servers part of an active
> directory domain? Currently we have 2 servers that are part of our domain
> and we are contemplating using them for a cluster. They meet all the
> hardware & software requirements, but need to check on AD.
> TIA!
>
|||So the consensus is that I would need the cluster servers to be member of a
domain... thanks
If I am new to setting up a cluster, is there a document/resource cheat
guide I can read to get up to speed?
TIA
"Geoff N. Hiten" <SQLCraftsman@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Yes to both. I have run side-by-side installations of 2000 and 2005 in
> both clustered and non-clustered environments. Everything works,
> including both sets of client tools.
> As for #2, cluster nodes must be members of a domain, either NT4 or
> Active Directory. They must be member servers, not domain controllers.
> --
> Geoff N. Hiten
> Senior Database Administrator
> Microsoft SQL Server MVP
>
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