Deploy Windows Server 2003 on the Cluster

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Deploy Windows Server 2003 on the Cluster

This section describes the procedures for installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 clustering for your servers running Microsoft SQL Server.

Tasks

  1. Prepare MPSSQL01 and MPSSQL02
  2. Join the Fabrikam Domain
  3. Enable Network DTC and Network COM+ Access

Prepare MPSSQL01 and MPSSQL02

Perform a default install of Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition. This requires you to first install Windows Server 2003 with SP1, and then install Windows Server 2003 R2.

Procedure DWSPV.1: To install Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition on MPSSQL01 and MPSSQL02

  1. Perform a default installation of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (with Service Pack 1 integrated), by using the CD boot method. Install the Support Tools from the Windows Server 2003 CD. Use appropriate naming conventions for your environment.
  2. After Setup for Windows Server 2003 with SP1 is complete, log on to the computer as an administrator. Insert Disc 2 into your CD-ROM drive. Setup for Disc 2 should start automatically. If it does not start automatically, browse to Disk 2 (or the shared folder that contains the Setup files) and, in the \Cmpnents\R2 folder, click Setup2.exe. Follow the instructions on your screen to upgrade to R2.

Prepare the Microsoft Provisioning System (MPS) Database server cluster nodes by enabling Remote Desktop, installing Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, installing the Windows Server 2003 Support Tools, and installing the latest updates from Microsoft.com

Procedure DWSPV.2: To prepare MPSSQL01 and MPSSQL02

  1. Enable Remote Desktop. Click Start, point to Control Panel, click System, and then, on the Remote tab, select Enable Remote Desktop on this Computer.
  2. Install the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.
  3. Install Support Tools from the Support Tools directory on the Windows Server 2003 CD.
  4. Apply any released updates to Windows Server 2003 by using Microsoft Update.

Join the Fabrikam Domain

After you have finished building and preparing the MPS Database server cluster nodes you need to add the servers to the Fabrikam domain.

Procedure DWSPV.3: To add the servers to the Fabrikam domain and log on as Administrator@Fabrikam.com

Note

Joining a new domain will require you to restart the server.

  1. Configure the local network interface to use the IP Addresses of AD01 and AD02 as Preferred and Alternative DNS server.
  2. Join the server to the fabrikam domain.
  3. Log on to the domain as Administrator@Fabrikam.com.

Enable Network DTC and Network COM+ Access

The following procedure is required in order to enable network access for the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) service on the MPS servers running SQL Server and on the Provisioning Engine server.

Procedure DWSPV.4: To enable Network DTC and Network COM+ Access on MPSSQL01 and MPSSQL02

  1. On the taskbar, click Start, open Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. Click the Add/Remove Windows Components button.
  3. Select Application Server, and then click Details.
  4. Select Enable Network COM+ access.
  5. Select Enable Network DTC access, and then click OK.
  6. Click Next. When the Windows Components Wizard completes, click Finish.

Important

You must enable Network DTC and COM+ Network Access on all cluster nodes before you go on to configure Windows Server 2003 Clustering. If you do not, the cluster DTC resource will not operate properly.