Install Guide
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Installing SQL Server on Primary and Secondary Nodes
Installing SQL Server on both the nodes and conguring it to function in a cluster is an important step in the setup of a high
availability database cluster. This section provides the steps to install and congure SQL Server 2012 standalone on both the nodes.
If you want to install any of the supported versions of SQL Server, see the installation instructions provided by Microsoft.
To install a standalone version of SQL Server 2012 on the both the nodes:
1. Launch the SQL Server 2012 installation media.
2. Click Installation and select New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation.
3. Make sure that the Setup Support Rules does not display any failures. Click Next to continue.
4. Enter the Product key and click Next.
5. Check the product update and click Next.
6. Accept the license agreement and click Next.
7. Select the SQL Server Feature Installation option and click Next.
8. In the Feature Selection screen, select the Database Engine Services features and all the features under it.
9. Select the Management Tools – Basic feature and the feature under it. Click Next.
10. Make sure that the Installation Rules screen does not display any failures. Click Next.
11. In the Instance Conguration screen, make sure that the Default instance option is checked.
12. Click Next to view the Disk Space Requirements.
13. Click Next to view the Server Conguration.
14. Enter the domain credentials for server conguration and click Next.
15. In the Database Engine Conguration screen, select Mixed Mode and enter the SQL Administrator password and click Add
Current User.
16. Click Next on the Error Reporting window.
17. Click Next and make sure that the installation conguration rules does not display any failures.
18. Click Install to begin the installation process.
19. After the installation completes, the installation status is displayed. View the status and click Close to complete the installation.
NOTE: If you encounter the Windows Firewall Warning while installing SQL Server, you can ignore the warning and
continue with the installation. If required, you can add port 1433 to the SQL Server rewall exception.
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Installing SQL Server Failover Cluster on Primary Node
After you complete installing SQL Server 2012 on both the primary and secondary nodes, you need to congure both the nodes to
support the failover clustering.
To install the SQL Server 2012 failover cluster on the primary node:
1. Launch the SQL 2012 Server Installation media.
2. Click Installation and select New SQL Server failover cluster installation.
3. Make sure that the Setup Support Rules screen does not display any failures. Click OK.
4. Enter the product key and click Next.
5. Accept the license terms and click Next.
6. Check the product updates and click Next.
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