4.1.0 HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server administration guide (T5392-96074, October 2010)

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(v=SQL.100).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.
“Instance-Aware” and “Non-Instance-Aware” components
The SQL Server 2008 package includes both “Instance-Aware” and
“Non-Instance-Aware” components. The Instance-Aware components should be
installed and managed by reference to the name of the instance (or simply the server
name if the Default instance is used). The Non-Instance-Aware components are
installed once per server and shared by all instances active on that server.
The Instance-Aware components are:
• Database Engine. The “Default” or named instance itself.
• Full Text Search Engine. A child instance-aware service installed only if the
Database Engine is installed on the node.
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