Database Reference
In-Depth Information
What You Will Need—Computer Names and IP Addresses
You will need the following computer names:
AD DS virtual machine name
Two SQL Server 2012 virtual machine names
Windows 8.1 virtual machine name
Windows Failover Cluster name (shows up as a Computer Name is AD)
SQL Server Listener name (shows up as a Computer Name is AD)
The following is a bulleted list of the IP addresses needed to stand up the lab. We also
included
Table 11.1
, which represents the name, operating system version, SQL
version, and IP addresses of all the virtual machines used in our lab:
One IP address for the Windows Server 2012 AD DS virtual machine
Four IP addresses for the SQL Server 2012 virtual machines
One IP address for the Windows 8.1 virtual machine
One IP address for the Windows Failover Cluster
One IP address for the SQL Server 2012 Listener
Table 11.1
Virtual Machine Name, OS, and IPs
Additional Items for Consideration
Ensure the proper resources are assigned to this project. Work with your extended team
to ensure the configuration built will meet the test objectives. For example, ensure you
have enough storage allocated to the project as part of enabling AlwaysOn, which
requires taking full database backups. If you are looking at doing a 20GB database, this
