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When the prerequisites are installed, the installation wizard opens up the SQL Server
Installation Center window.
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The next step of the installation is to run Setup Support rules to identify any issues
that may occur during the installation, click on Show Details to display a window.
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On the Show Details screen, if no errors are reported, then we can proceed further
by clicking OK.
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Click Install to initiate the installation of the Setup Support Files.
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The SQL Server 2008 R2 setup implements failover clustering based on the
clustering features of MSCS.
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For SQL Clustering, install a new SQL Server instance within a minimum
two-node cluster.
How to do it...
The SQL Server 2008 R2 installation process for a failover clustering is different compared to
the previous versions, as there are three different methods. The three methods are as follows:
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A setup interface
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A command line or INI file
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A new cluster preparation feature
In this recipe, we will go through the steps to install and configure an SQL Server 2008 R2
failover cluster using the setup interface.
1. From the SQL Server media (or in case if the setup files are stored in the local server)
double-click on
setup.exe
to invoke SQL Server setup installation center.
2. On the Installation Center click on New SQL Server failover cluster installation.
3. Once the System Configuration Checker runs the discovery operation, click OK to
continue. For more information on the discovery operation, we can click on Show
Details or HTML report for a detailed report.
4. If there are specific requirements for a localized operating system, then on
the Language Selection page choose the relevant option. Otherwise, click
Next to continue.
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On the Setup Support Files page, choose Install to install the setup support files.
Again, the System Configuration Checker verifies the system state to continue the
setup. On successful completion, click Next to continue.
6.
On the Product Key page, enter the relevant PID key to validate the
edition installation.
7.
On the License Terms page, read the license agreement, and then select the
checkbox to accept the license terms and conditions. Click Next to continue.
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