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it realy doesn't mater if is the 2nd or 3rd node..the process is quite the same:<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730998.aspx" rel="ugc">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730998.aspx</a>
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it realy doesn't mater if is the 2nd or 3rd node..the process is quite the same:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730998.aspx [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730998.aspx]

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As stated above.<br />
Extra steps would be required if the server hosts SQL.
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As stated above.
Extra steps would be required if the server hosts SQL.

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SQL Server: run SQL Server Installation CEnter, choose Installation and &quot;add node to a SQL Server failover cluster&quot;
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SQL Server: run SQL Server Installation CEnter, choose Installation and "add node to a SQL Server failover cluster"

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If I need to present the LUNs from a SAN to the new node, do I need to use DISPART on the 3rd node or not ? Just a little confused....
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If I need to present the LUNs from a SAN to the new node, do I need to use DISPART on the 3rd node or not ? Just a little confused....

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I have a two node cluster configured with Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise.<br />
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Can anyone let me know, how I can add a third node ? Do I need to use Diskpart to make the disks reserved etc ?
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I have a two node cluster configured with Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise.

Can anyone let me know, how I can add a third node ? Do I need to use Diskpart to make the disks reserved etc ?

Adding a 3rd Node to a CLuster

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 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. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.