Owner's Manual

28 Deployment Guide
The Add Nodes Wizard verifies and underlines each valid system name.
7 Click OK .
8 In the Select Computers menu, click Add .
9 In the Advanced Configuration Options window, click Advanced (minimum) configuration , and
click
OK .
10 In the Add Nodes window, click Next .
NOTE: In the Analyzing Configuration menu, Cluster Administrator analyzes the cluster
configuration. If
Cluster Administrator discovers a problem with the cluster configuration, a warning
icon appears in the
Checking Cluster Feasibility window. Click the plus ("+") sign to review any
warnings, if needed.
11 Click Next to continue.
12 In the Password field of the Cluster Service Account menu, type the password for the account used to
run the Cluster Service, and click
Next .
13 The Proposed Cluster Configuration menu appears with a summary and the configuration settings for
your cluster.
14 Click Next to continue.
The new systems (hosts) are added to the cluster. When completed, Tasks completed appears in the
Adding Nodes to the Cluster menu.
NOTE: This process may take several minutes to complete.
15 Click Next to continue.
16 In the Completing the Add Nodes Wizard window, click Finish .
Verifying MSCS Operation
After you install MSCS, verify that the service is operating properly.
To verify that the MSCS service is operating properly:
1
Click the Start button and select Programs → Administrative Tools , and then select Services .
2 In the Services window, verify the following:
In the
Name column, Cluster Service appears.
In the
Status column, Cluster Service is set to Started .
In the
Startup Type column, Cluster Service is set to Automatic .
Creating a Cluster Resource Group for SQL Server 2005
When you create the cluster, MSCS will create a Cluster Group for management, and will create an
additional group for each shared disk that is detected during cluster initialization. Because SQL Server
uses multiple disks, it is recommended to modify the default configuration.