Installing and upgrading to HP Insight Software 6.3 on Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster with SQL Server 2008 for high availability

Microsoft SQL Server 2008
• “Setting Up W indows Service Accounts”, http:/ / msdn.microsoft.com/ en-
us/ library/ ms143504(v=SQL.100).aspx
• “Creating a merged (slipstreamed) drop containing SQL Server 2008 RTM + Service Pack 1”,
http:/ / blogs.msdn.com/ b/ petersad/ archive/ 2009/ 02/ 25/ sql-server-2008-crea ting-a-merged-
slisptream-drop.aspx
• “SQL Server 2008 Slipstream Frequently Asked Questions”,
http:/ / blogs.msdn.com/ b/ petersad/ archive/ 2009/ 04/ 24/ sql-server-2008-slipstream-frequently-
a sked-questions.aspx
• “How to upda te or slipstrea m a n insta llation of SQ L Server 2 0 0 8 ”,
http:/ / support.microsoft.com/ kb/ 9 5 5 3 9 2
• “How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2008,”
http:/ / support.microsoft.com/ kb/ 968382
• ”The cluster either has not been verified or there are errors or failures in the verification report.
Refer to KB953748 or SQL server books online“, see
http:/ / support.microsoft.com/ kb/ 95 3 7 4 8
• “SQL Server 2008”,
http:/ / msdn.microsoft.com/ en-us/ library/ bb418439(v=SQL.10).aspx.
• “Microsoft W hite Pa pers”,
http:/ / msdn.microsoft.com/ en-us/ library/ dd631807(v=SQL.10).aspx.
• “High Availability with SQ L Server 2008”,
http:/ / msdn.microsoft.com/ en-
us/ library/ ee523927(v=SQL.100).aspx.
• “Getting Sta rted with SQ L Server 2 0 0 8 Fa ilover Clustering”,
http:/ / msdn.microsoft.com/ en-
us/ library/ ms189134(v=SQL.100).aspx.
• SQL Server uses an Incremental Servicing Model (ISM),
http:/ / support.microsoft.com/ kb/ 9 3 5 8 9 7 /
• Hotfixes released periodically as cumulative updates,
http:/ / support.microsoft.com/ kb/ 97 0 3 6 5 /
• “How to configure an instance of SQL Server to listen on a specific TCP port or dynamic port”,
http:/ / support.microsoft.com/ kb/ 8 2 3 9 3 8 .