What are cluster resources in SQL Server?
What are cluster resources in SQL Server?
Summary. When you install SQL Server on a cluster as a SQL Server failover cluster instance, a specific set of SQL Server resources that have dependencies on other resources in the cluster group are created.
How do I create a cluster file sharing resource?
Right-click and select New, then Resource. Fill in an administrative name and description for the resource. From the Resource Type pull down, select File Share, click Next. This is the name that will be displayed in Cluster Administrator and is only used for administrative purposes.
How do I create a cluster quorum disk?
In Failover Cluster Manager, select or specify the cluster that you want to change. With the cluster selected, under Actions, select More Actions, and then select Configure Cluster Quorum Settings. The Configure Cluster Quorum Wizard appears. Select Next.
How do SQL clusters work?
SQL Server clustering is the term used to describe a collection of two or more physical servers (nodes), connected via a LAN, each of which host a SQL server instance and have the same access to shared storage. When the primary server is fixed, you can quickly revert operations back.
The SQL Server-related cluster resources (SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, and full-text search) all contain resource-specific registry keys that must be present to bring the resource online. If you delete a resource from Cluster Administrator, you can manually re-create the resource.
How do I manually re-create a resource in cluster administrator?
To manually re-create a resource in Cluster Administrator, you must add the following registry values under the key that represents the resource: Value: The name of the instance of SQL Server that the virtual server represents. Use MSSQLSERVER to use the default instance.
How do I install an integrated SQL server failover cluster?
SQL Server integrated failover cluster installation consists of the following steps: Create and configure a single-node SQL Server failover cluster instance. On each node to be added to the SQL Server failover cluster, run Setup with Add Node functionality to add that node.
How do I create a resource group in SQL Server FCI?
To specify the SQL Server cluster resource group name, you can either use the drop-down box to specify an existing group to use or type the name of a new group to create it. Click N ext. In the Cluster Disk Selection dialog box, select the available disk groups that are on the WSFC for the SQL Server FCI to use.
