4.0.0 HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server Administration Guide (T5392-96056, March 2010)

Installation considerations for SQL Server 2008
Installation prerequisites
The following software must be installed on the cluster nodes before installing SQL Server instances:
• Windows 2008 SP2, 64-bit
• Windows Installer 4.5
• .NET framework 3.5 (SP1)
• Windows PowerShell 1.0
The PolyServe SQL Browser must be stopped during the instance installation to avoid UDP port 1434
collision.
NOTE:
HP recommends that you run the SQL 2008 setup manually once per node. As soon as all the
prerequisites are installed on the node, you can cancel the setup without first completing a SQL Server
instance installation.
Using Mixed Mode authentication
SQL Server 2008 requires that a strong SA password be specified at installation time. The criteria
for a strong password includes the following requirements:
• The password must be more than 8 characters in length.
• The password must contain both uppercase and lowercase letters.
• The password must contain numbers or non-alphanumeric characters such as #, %, or ^.
For more information, see the following Microsoft article:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc281849.aspx
Template file
The Multi-Node Installer creates an INI template file that is used in the installation. This file should be
saved in a location that provides read access for all nodes. The installer encrypts passwords in the
file using a HP PolyServe algorithm. HP recommends that you use filesystem permissions to restrict
access to template files.
IP network configuration
The SQL Server 2008 instance installation captures and stores the current IP network configuration
of the node on which it is installed. If you later need to change the network configuration (for example,
to remove a NIC or change its IP), it is necessary to devirtualize the Virtual SQL Servers on the affected
node, make the needed changes, and then revirtualize the Virtual SQL Servers.
Virtual MSDTC
SQL Server instances cannot be installed on nodes configured for Virtual MSDTC. The installation will
fail on these nodes.
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