We have a 3 node cluster..Lets say, the names of nodes are A, B and C We have 2 instances running Inst1 and Inst2 on these nodes..Both are SQL Server 2005 The current setup is like this Inst1 can run on A and B Nodes Inst2 can run on B and C Nodes Now, Customer wants to phase out node A from this cluster.. What steps and precautions are to be taken to remove the node A from this cluster.. This is very urgent and immediate help is appreciated
You need to better understand the steps or test them to ensure you perform same on the production environment. Take your time to study: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191545(v=SQL.90).aspx Cluster do's and donts' http://support.microsoft.com/kb/254321
Mike, indeed I always save it as FAV whenever I see any information as helpful... sure I will email you out my fav. links
