adding a new sql server node to an existing sql cluster

I currently have a single node SQL 2000 cluster running on 2003 Server. I now
want to add the second node, but want to make sure I fully understand the
process. I run the SQL setup from the new node and select the advanced option
for failover clustering. It all seems very straight forward, but I want to be
sure. Does this cause the clustered SQL instance to be restarted, or is there
no outage?
Any help confirming this would be appreciated.
The cluster won't restart when you add a new node. Be sure to add the SQL
service pack to the new node while the *OLD* node owns the SQL Server
resource. This will simply add the binaries to the new node without
interrupting SQL. If you need to add a hotfix, however, you'll have to do
that on the mode that owns SQL Server. Therefore, you'll have to failover
to the new node and add the hotfix from there.
Tom
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Columnist, SQL Server Professional
Toronto, ON Canada
www.pinpub.com
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"Stephan" <Stephan@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I currently have a single node SQL 2000 cluster running on 2003 Server. I
now
want to add the second node, but want to make sure I fully understand the
process. I run the SQL setup from the new node and select the advanced
option
for failover clustering. It all seems very straight forward, but I want to
be
sure. Does this cause the clustered SQL instance to be restarted, or is
there
no outage?
Any help confirming this would be appreciated.
|||Thanks, Tom, that's what I thought.
"Tom Moreau" wrote:

> The cluster won't restart when you add a new node. Be sure to add the SQL
> service pack to the new node while the *OLD* node owns the SQL Server
> resource. This will simply add the binaries to the new node without
> interrupting SQL. If you need to add a hotfix, however, you'll have to do
> that on the mode that owns SQL Server. Therefore, you'll have to failover
> to the new node and add the hotfix from there.
> --
> Tom
> ----
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
> SQL Server MVP
> Columnist, SQL Server Professional
> Toronto, ON Canada
> www.pinpub.com
> ..
> "Stephan" <Stephan@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:48266C9D-90DC-418B-B3FA-9B91FA8A9E04@.microsoft.com...
> I currently have a single node SQL 2000 cluster running on 2003 Server. I
> now
> want to add the second node, but want to make sure I fully understand the
> process. I run the SQL setup from the new node and select the advanced
> option
> for failover clustering. It all seems very straight forward, but I want to
> be
> sure. Does this cause the clustered SQL instance to be restarted, or is
> there
> no outage?
> Any help confirming this would be appreciated.
>