Pro SQL Server 2008 Failover Clustering is destined to become the definitive book on failover clustering for SQL Server. Written by the same Allan Hirt who wrote and co-wrote Microsoft’s SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 failover clustering whitepapers, the book is authoritative and will appeal to readers due to Allan’s prominence in the field. Allan has been prominent in the topic of this book from day-one. Failover clustering is a key technology that is part of any high-availability solution, and high-availability is becoming increasingly important as companies demand 24x7 access to key, business data. Allan Hirt wrote the only book on SQL Server high-availability and clustering for SQL Server 2005. Allan’s audience will remember him, and will buy this new book on failover clustering, confident in getting the same level of authoritative quality that they’ve come to associate with the name Allan Hirt.
Author(s): Allan Hirt
Edition: 1
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 424
Prelims
......Page 1
Contents at a Glance......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
About the Author......Page 15
About the Technical Reviewer......Page 17
Acknowledgments......Page 19
Preface......Page 21
A Quick High Availability and Disaster Recovery Primer......Page 23
Understanding the SQL Server Availability Technologies......Page 26
Backup and Restore......Page 27
Failover Cluster......Page 28
Log Shipping......Page 34
Improvements to Log Shipping in SQL Server 2008......Page 35
Log Shipping Timeline......Page 36
Best Uses for Log Shipping......Page 38
Combining Failover Clustering and Log Shipping......Page 40
Database Mirroring......Page 41
Improvements to Database Mirroring in SQL Server 2008......Page 42
Database Mirroring Modes......Page 43
Best Uses for Database Mirroring......Page 46
Combining Failover Clustering and Database Mirroring......Page 47
Replication......Page 48
Snapshot Replication......Page 49
Merge Replication......Page 50
Transactional Replication......Page 51
Combining Failover Clustering and Replication......Page 53
Applications, Availability, and Failover Clustering......Page 54
Application Availability Issues......Page 55
Client Connections and Clustered SQL Server–Based Applications......Page 56
Comparing Failover Clustering to Other Availability Technologies......Page 58
Database Mirroring vs. Failover Clustering......Page 60
Third-Party Clustering vs. Failover Clustering......Page 61
Oracle’s Real Application Clusters vs. Failover Clustering......Page 62
Summary......Page 64
Preparing to Cluster Windows......Page 65
Choosing a Version and Edition of Windows Server 2008......Page 66
32or 64-Bit?......Page 67
Windows Server 2008 With and Without Hyper-V......Page 69
Cluster Validation......Page 70
Server Features and Server Roles......Page 73
Cluster Administration Account......Page 75
Cluster Networks......Page 76
Public Network......Page 77
Dedicated TCP/IP Addresses or Dynamic TCP/IP Addresses......Page 78
Network Ports......Page 79
Choosing a Quorum Model......Page 80
OR and AND Dependencies......Page 81
Environment Variables......Page 82
Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator......Page 83
Prerequisites for SQL Server 2008......Page 84
Disk Changes in Windows Server 2008......Page 85
Hardware Settings......Page 86
Sizing and Configuring Disks......Page 87
Scenario......Page 90
Planning and Deployment......Page 91
Upgrading Existing Clusters to Windows Server 2008......Page 93
Summary......Page 94
Step 1: Install and Configure Hardware and Windows Server 2008......Page 95
Configure the Public Network......Page 96
Configure the Private Cluster Network......Page 101
Set Network Priority......Page 104
Add Features in Server Manager......Page 105
Add Server Roles in Server Manager......Page 107
Add Server Roles and Features via Command Line......Page 111
Prepare and Format the Disks......Page 113
Create Drives with Letters and Mount Points Using Computer Management......Page 114
Create Drives with Letters and Mount Points via Command Line......Page 119
Verify the Disk Configuration......Page 122
Rename and Join Using the System Applet......Page 123
Rename and Join via Command Line......Page 124
Create the Cluster Administration Account Using Active Directory Users and Computers......Page 125
Create the Cluster Administration Account via Command Line......Page 127
Configuring Security Using Active Directory Users and Computers......Page 129
Configuring Security via Command Line......Page 130
Add the Cluster Administration Account to Each Node......Page 131
Create the Cluster Name Object......Page 132
Configure Windows Update......Page 135
Activate Windows......Page 136
Install a Windows Server 2008 Service Pack......Page 138
Install Necessary Windows Hotfixes......Page 139
Install Windows Installer 4.5......Page 140
Install .NET Framework......Page 141
Windows Server 2008 (RTM Branch)......Page 144
Windows Server 2008 R2......Page 145
Configure Anti-Virus......Page 148
Summary......Page 149
Step 2: Validate the Cluster Configuration......Page 151
Validating the Cluster Configuration Using Failover Cluster Management......Page 152
Validating the Cluster Configuration Using PowerShell......Page 158
Reading the Validation Report......Page 160
Invalid Operating System SKU......Page 162
Teredo......Page 163
Changes Introduced in Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2008 R2......Page 165
Creating a Failover Cluster Using Failover Cluster Management......Page 166
Creating a Failover Cluster Using cluster.exe......Page 169
Creating a Failover Cluster Using PowerShell......Page 170
Configuring the Cluster Networks Using Failover Cluster Management......Page 171
Configuring the Cluster Networks Using cluster.exe......Page 174
Configuring the Quorum Using Failover Cluster Management......Page 175
Configuring the Quorum Using cluster.exe......Page 178
Create a Clustered Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator......Page 180
Creating the MSDTC Resources Using Failover Cluster Management......Page 181
Review All Logs......Page 184
Validate Resource Failover......Page 185
Resource Failover in Failover Cluster Management......Page 186
Resource Failover Using cluster.exe......Page 187
Summary......Page 188
Analysis Services......Page 189
Reporting Services and SQL Server Integration Services......Page 190
Changes to Setup in SQL Server 2008......Page 191
Combining SQL Server 2008 with Other Clustered Applications......Page 193
Technical Considerations for SQL Server 2008 Failover Clustering......Page 194
Side-by-Side Deployments......Page 195
Number of Instances......Page 196
Drive Letters......Page 198
Drives for Data, Log, and Backups......Page 199
Deciding on a Disk Configuration......Page 200
Memory......Page 201
Processor......Page 204
Example......Page 205
Service SID vs. Domain Groups for Instance Management......Page 207
Service Accounts, Domain Groups, and Rights......Page 208
Clustered SQL Server Instance Names......Page 209
Instance ID and Program File Location......Page 210
Resource Dependencies......Page 211
Summary......Page 212
Configure SQL Server–Related Service Accounts and Service Account Security......Page 213
Install SQL Server Setup Support Files......Page 217
Slipstreaming a SQL Server Service Pack......Page 218
Using the SQL Server Setup User Interface......Page 220
Using the Command Line......Page 240
Using an INI File......Page 247
Using the SQL Server Setup Interface......Page 248
Using the Command Line......Page 252
Using the SQL Server Setup User Interface, Step 1: Prepare the Nodes......Page 253
Using the SQL Server Setup User Interface, Step 2: Complete Nodes......Page 255
Using an INI File......Page 257
Verify Failover, Network Connectivity, and Cluster Name Resolution......Page 259
Verify the Node Configuration......Page 260
Using cluster.exe......Page 261
Set the Resource Failure Policies......Page 262
Set the Preferred Node Order for Failover......Page 263
Configure a Static TCP/IP Port for the SQL Server Instance......Page 264
Summary......Page 266
Taking Into Account the Application......Page 267
Devise the Right Upgrade Plan......Page 269
Update Administration Skills......Page 270
Side-By-Side Upgrade......Page 271
Overview of the Upgrade Process......Page 272
Methods for Upgrading Databases Using Side-by-Side and New Hardware Migrations......Page 273
Planning for Downtime......Page 274
Figuring Out the Upgrade Order for an In-Place Upgrade with Multiple Instances......Page 275
Simultaneously Upgrading to Windows Server 2008......Page 278
Step 1: Install Prerequisites......Page 280
Step 2: Upgrade the Nodes That Do Not Own the SQL Server Instance (SQL Server Setup User Interface)......Page 289
Step 3: Upgrade the Node Owning the SQL Server Instance (SQL Server Setup User Interface)......Page 295
Upgrading Using the Command Line......Page 299
Post-Upgrade Tasks......Page 300
Summary......Page 301
Introducing Failover Cluster Management......Page 303
Using Failover Cluster Management......Page 306
Using cluster.exe......Page 310
Using PowerShell......Page 313
Using Failover Cluster Management......Page 314
Using PowerShell......Page 315
Monitoring the Cluster Nodes......Page 316
Using Failover Cluster Management......Page 317
Using cluster.exe......Page 319
Using Failover Cluster Management......Page 320
Using PowerShell......Page 321
Using PowerShell......Page 322
Changing the Service Account or the Service Account Passwords......Page 323
Configuring Memory for a SQL Server 2008 Instance......Page 325
Using Windows System Resource Manager to Constrain Processor Utilization......Page 326
Using the SQL Server Setup User Interface......Page 333
Using Failover Cluster Management......Page 337
Using cluster.exe......Page 339
Using PowerShell......Page 340
Using Failover Cluster Management......Page 342
Using cluster.exe......Page 344
Using PowerShell......Page 345
Patching a SQL Server 2008 Failover Clustering Instance......Page 346
Rolling Update Step 1: Excluding Nodes As Possible Owners......Page 347
Rolling Update Step 2: Installing a SQL Server 2008 Update......Page 350
Rolling Update Step 3: Adding Excluded Nodes......Page 355
Summary......Page 356
Considerations for Virtualizing Failover Clusters......Page 357
Performance......Page 358
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Virtualization......Page 359
Creating a Virtualized Failover Cluster......Page 361
Creating a Virtual Machine with VMware Workstation......Page 362
Step 2: Install Windows on the VMs......Page 371
Configuring Active Directory......Page 372
Configuring the iSCSI Target......Page 378
Configuring the iSCSI Initiator......Page 383
Summary......Page 392
Index......Page 393
