Step By Step Clustering SQL Server 2008 R2 Part III

Mots clés Technorati : SQL Server 2008 R2,SQL,2008,R2,Cluster,MSDTC

Part I – Before we start  

Part II – Creating Windows Cluster

Part III – Clustering MSDTC

Part IV – Installing the first SQL Server Cluster Node

Part V – Adding the second node

Part VI – Post installation tasks

 

The Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator must be clustered for Microsoft support of your SQL Server cluster configuration; You should have MSDTC on your SQL Server cluster if you plan using one of those features :

• SSIS
• Workstation Components
• Distributed transactions

1	On the right pan click Configure a Service or Application from the Actions section
2	Click Next on the Before You Begin Page
3	Select Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) from the service or application list and then click Next
4	On the Client Access Point type the Network name of the MSDTC name and type it’s Virtual IP address  and then click Next
5	Select the shared disk that will be used for the MSDTC and then click Next
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7	Click Finish on the Summary page