Cluster Services

  • Ok thanks John,

    Will ensure to put it on the checklist for post-build config changes.:-)

    Adam Zacks-------------------------------------------Be Nice, Or Leave

  • Hi ,

    It is not required to have any access for the cluster service account to have an access in SQL.

    Thanks

    Srikanth Reddy Kundur

  • Hi,

    It is not a mandate to add the cluster server service account to the sql server.

    Srikanth Reddy Kundur

  • ksrikanth77 (6/22/2012)


    Hi,

    It is not a mandate to add the cluster server service account to the sql server.

    Srikanth Reddy Kundur

    our sql server stopped working for some reason when i was on long leave (we have removed it) but in cluster log they fond it has no access as reason for cluster failing , do you have any document to prove it.

    as mentioned in one of above comment there is always a connection from passive server to active server with query as select @@servername

    Regards
    Durai Nagarajan

  • I mean we need not add anything post installation, this is taken care automatically. Please find the below link.

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff182359(v=WS.10).aspx

    Note

    There is a change in the way the Cluster service runs in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, as compared to Windows Server 2003. In Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, there is no Cluster service account. Instead, the Cluster service automatically runs in a special context that provides the specific permissions and privileges that are necessary for the service (similar to the local system context, but with reduced privileges).

    Regards

    Srikanth Reddy Kundur

  • durai nagarajan (6/21/2012)[hrIn our environment we have two domain users one for SQL services and another for cluster.

    i am planning to revoke the access and configure the same with SQL services user. i am not expert in clustering environment so want to know what permission does the cluster services user in SQL server , so that i can proceed with my changes.

    This is a windows 2003 cluster, correct?

    For security best practices the cluster service account and the SQL server service accounts should be different logins. The cluster login needs public access to the SQL server instance to perform the IsAlive checks

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  • ksrikanth77 (6/24/2012)


    I mean we need not add anything post installation, this is taken care automatically. Please find the below link.

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff182359(v=WS.10).aspx

    Note

    There is a change in the way the Cluster service runs in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, as compared to Windows Server 2003. In Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, there is no Cluster service account. Instead, the Cluster service automatically runs in a special context that provides the specific permissions and privileges that are necessary for the service (similar to the local system context, but with reduced privileges).

    All true as far as it goes, but this is a SQL Server 2005 forum. You need to add the cluster account if you remove BUILTIN\Administrators.

    John

  • Perry Whittle (6/25/2012)


    durai nagarajan (6/21/2012)[hrIn our environment we have two domain users one for SQL services and another for cluster.

    i am planning to revoke the access and configure the same with SQL services user. i am not expert in clustering environment so want to know what permission does the cluster services user in SQL server , so that i can proceed with my changes.

    This is a windows 2003 cluster, correct?

    For security best practices the cluster service account and the SQL server service accounts should be different logins. The cluster login needs public access to the SQL server instance to perform the IsAlive checks

    yes we have 2003 cluster and thanks for your input, will maintain the same.

    Regards
    Durai Nagarajan

  • As Jon has rightly pointed out before impeding the built in admins group you must add the cluster service account and the SQL server service account as logins

    See this link[/url]

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