Hi, can you please suggest some resourcess to refer before i am going for windows2003 and sql2000 clustering. Thanks and regards thiru THIRUVENGADAM
See: http://www.sql-server-performance.com/clustering_2000.asp http://www.sql-server-performance.com/sqlserver2000_clustering_install_part1.asp http://www.sql-server-performance.com/sqlserver2000_clustering_install_part4.asp Luis Martin ...Thus mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true. Bertrand Russell
Also check KBAs: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=327518 - The Microsoft Support Policy for a SQL Server Failover Cluster. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=301520 - SQL Server 2000 Cluster Does Not Install on Windows Server 2003-Based Computers Where Terminal Services Is Installed. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=254321 - Clustered SQL Server Do's, Don'ts, and Basic Warnings. HTH _________ Satya SKJ Moderator SQL-Server-Performance.Com