Add internal drive to one of two nodes within MS 2000 Cluster?

If I offline one of two nodes in a cluster, can I add an internal
drive to the offlined-node, then bring the node back online into the
cluster?
Will this new drive cause any problems?
Thanks.
As the new drive is going to be in different bus(system bus), shouldn't
create any problem. I guess the internal drive to be added is SCSI.
BTW, the ideal sequence will be offline the node, shut down the node, add
the disk and bring the node up online.
Van Thothathri
Windows Clustering
High Availability Microsoft Enterprise Server Products
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"Eric Cross" <ericwoven@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> If I offline one of two nodes in a cluster, can I add an internal
> drive to the offlined-node, then bring the node back online into the
> cluster?
> Will this new drive cause any problems?
> Thanks.

Add a 3rd node to a 2 instance active/active cluster

If I add a 3rd node to an already existing 2 node active/active cluster, do
I have to take the other 2 instances offline as I configure the 3rd node?
I have never configured a cluster before, but I am under the assumption that
when you build a cluster, each nodes should be able to map to the shared
resource drives and due to that, I would have to take the other instances
offline.
Thanks
Not that it matters, but SQL2K or 2K5? I've just been doing this the
past couple of days and have some tips for you if 2K...
But to answer your question - you shouldn't have to take them offline.
On Feb 4, 12:24 pm, "Hassan" <has...@.hotmail.com> wrote:
> If I add a 3rd node to an already existing 2 node active/active cluster, do
> I have to take the other 2 instances offline as I configure the 3rd node?
> I have never configured a cluster before, but I am under the assumption that
> when you build a cluster, each nodes should be able to map to the shared
> resource drives and due to that, I would have to take the other instances
> offline.
> Thanks
|||Im all ears for tips.. so shoot away.. Can your tips not apply for 2K5 ?
<unc27932@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Not that it matters, but SQL2K or 2K5? I've just been doing this the
> past couple of days and have some tips for you if 2K...
> But to answer your question - you shouldn't have to take them offline.
> On Feb 4, 12:24 pm, "Hassan" <has...@.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
|||It will take the instances offline, although SS2K5 minimizes this much more.
A bigger issue is that before the new node will be able to host the
resources, you will need to patch it to the same build level as the other
two nodes.
The add a node step only lays out the RTM binaries.
Sincerely,
Anthony Thomas

"Hassan" <hassan@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Im all ears for tips.. so shoot away.. Can your tips not apply for 2K5 ?
> <unc27932@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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