Specifications
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List Cluster Volumes
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List Cluster Services And Applications
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Validate Quorum Conguration
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Validate Resource Status
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Validate Service Principal Name
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Validate Volume Consistency
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Network
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List Network Binding Order
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Validate Multiple Subnet Properties
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System Conguration
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Validate Cluster Service And Driver Settings
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Validate Memory Dump Settings
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Validate System Drive Variable
NOTE The wizard tests congurations and also lists information. See “Failover Cluster
Step-by-Step Guide: Validating Hardware for a Failover Cluster,” a Knowledge Base
article that describes each test in detail, at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library
/cc732035(WS.10).aspx.
Running the Validate A Conguration Wizard
Prior to installing a failover cluster for SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows Server 2008 R2, ad-
ministrators should run the Validate A Conguration Wizard tool by following these steps:
1. Ensure that the failover clustering feature is installed on all the nodes associated with
the new cluster being validated.
2. On one of the nodes of the cluster, open the Failover Cluster Management snap-in.
3. Review the information on the Before You Begin page, and then click Next. You can
select the option to hide this page when using the wizard in the future.
4. On the Select Servers Or A Cluster page, in the Enter Name eld, type either the host
name or the fully qualied domain name (FQDN) of a node in the cluster. Alternatively,
you can click the Browse button and select one or more nodes in the cluster. Click Next
to continue.
5. On the Testing Options page, select Run All Tests or Run Only Test I Select, and then
click Next. It is recommended that you choose Run All Tests when using the wizard for
the rst time. The tests are organized into Inventory, Network, Storage, and System
Conguration categories.