3.6.0 MxDB for SQL Server Installation and Administration Guide (5697-7088, December 2007)

Chapter 5: Configuration and Operation 84
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Stop the SQL Service
To stop the SQL service on a particular node, first move all Virtual SQL
Servers on the node into maintenance mode. You can then use your
normal procedure to stop the SQL service.
Database Backups
When you back up the master database directory, be sure to include the
following files. MxDB for SQL Server requires the files for failover
operations.
•sql.original
•sql.preg
•vsql.db
Configure SQL Mail and SQL Agent Mail
The setup for SQL Mail and/or SQL Agent Mail is the same with or
without MxDB for SQL Server installed. It is recommended that you use
domain authentication, and that the same domain user be configured for
each of the following:
• SQL Server startup account
• SQL Server Agent startup account
• MAPI profile
See the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles for more
information:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263556
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311231