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I am pretty sure the cluster has to be built first.
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I am pretty sure the cluster has to be built first.

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can you add a current server to a cluster as a node without reinstalling?<br />
(and the hardware thing too i assume thats fine otherwise the software is shite)
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can you add a current server to a cluster as a node without reinstalling?
(and the hardware thing too i assume thats fine otherwise the software is shite)

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I don't believe so. &nbsp;you'll need to add the machine to the cluster then install sql.
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I don't believe so.  you'll need to add the machine to the cluster then install sql.

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so its a windows cluster then add SQL ?<br />

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Currently we are running a SQL server that i would like to upgrade to become a part of a new cluster.<br />
This cluster doesnt exist and i would like to (without reinstalling) make a current SQL 2k5 box a new cluster.<br />
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Also the second node that would be added is also running slightly different hardware but will be same OS and ver of SQL 2k5<br />
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My basic question is the above feasible (yes im being lazy and cheap) or is this something where the cluster must be built first<br />
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cheers
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Currently we are running a SQL server that i would like to upgrade to become a part of a new cluster.
This cluster doesnt exist and i would like to (without reinstalling) make a current SQL 2k5 box a new cluster.

Also the second node that would be added is also running slightly different hardware but will be same OS and ver of SQL 2k5

My basic question is the above feasible (yes im being lazy and cheap) or is this something where the cluster must be built first

cheers

changing a SQL server to clustered box

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. It includes support for managing XML data and allows a database server to be exposed over web services using Tabular Data Stream (TDS) packets encapsulated within SOAP (protocol) requests.