Writers: Mike Weiner, Paul Burpo, Max Verun, Joseph Sack, Justin Erickson
Contributors: Sanjay Mishra, Jason Wu, Uttam Parui
Technical Reviewers: Prem Mehra, James Podgorski, David Whitney, Richard Tkachuk, Sethu Kalavakur, Cindy Gross, Neal Graves, Farzan Ratistari, Ayad Shammout (Caregroup Healthcare Systems), David P. Smith (ServiceU Corporation)
Published:June 2009
Applies to: SQL Server 2008
Summary: This white paper complements the existing documentation on planning, implementation, and administration of a SQL Server 2008 failover cluster, which can be found in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Books Online. There are links to relevant existing content throughout the paper, which is intended primarily for a technical audience. This white paper covers failover cluster architecture and concepts for Windows Server (2003 and 2008) and SQL Server 2008; installation of a SQL Server 2008 failover cluster; upgrades and updates to SQL Server 2008 failover clustering; and maintenance and administration of SQL Server 2008.
For further information please download the SQL Server 2008 Failover Clustering whitepaper.
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