Managing a clustered and non clustered SQL instance. What are the differences

  • Hi,

    I want to know what the differences are between managing a clustered and non clustered SQL instance.

    Any documentation/tips will be appreciated.

  • Technically not a lot from the dataengine point of view. You have to remember that not all SQL is cluster aware (SSIS for example) so sometimes you have to be aware that you need to create duplicate info or amend config files.

    Other thing to keep in mind is the extra complication of the cluster software (doesn't have to be windows clustering), the SAN for sharing the drives etc.

  • We also monitor when a failover occurs. We had a non-SQL Server issue that was causing the cluster to failover every morning at 3:30 AM. Prior to installing monitoring, we had no idea there was a problem with the cluster.

    Cindy

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