Installing and upgrading HP Insight Management 7.3 on Windows Server 2012 Failover Clusters

Technical white paper | HP Insight Management 7.3

.NET 3.5 SP1 is a requirement for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 when you select Database Engine. Install it on both cluster

nodes before the SQL Server 2012 Failover Cluster installation. See the Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing

SQL Server 2012 at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506.aspx

Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enterprise on the primary system

Note:

Depending on the invocation method used, the order of the initial installer screens may differ slightly. The following

sequence reflects the command line invocation. The SQL Server installer screen names are in bold type, following each step

number.

1. Shut down the secondary system to ensure all cluster resources are owned by the primary system.

2. On the primary system launch the installer by one of the following methods:

– Run setup.exe. In the left pane of the SQL Server Installation Center, click Installation. Then, in the right pane, click

New SQL Server failover cluster installation.

– If you have experienced the problem described in KB953748, in the Command Prompt window, navigate to the

directory containing setup.exe and execute the command:

setup /SkipRules=Cluster_VerifyForErrors /Action=InstallFailoverCluster

3. Setup Support Rules runs tests and produces a results display. Verify all tests are Passed and then click OK.

4. Product Key: Enter your product key and click Next.

5. License Terms: If you accept the license terms, select the acceptance box and click Next.

6. Product Updates: Checks online for updates to SQL Server. After resolving any updates found, click Next.

7. Install Setup Files: SQL Server Setup is installed along with any needed updates. If a response is needed, click Install;

otherwise installation will continue automatically.

8. Setup Support Rules runs tests and produces a results display. Verify each test is marked Passed, you understand and

approve the Warning, or it is marked Not applicable. Click Next.

Note:

If the cluster’s domain controllers are on the private network, the network binding order should remain public first, then

private. However, this will produce a warning for the Network binding order test. This is just a warning and it is acceptable to

proceed.

9. Feature Selection: Select the components you want to install. The minimum requirement is to install Database Engine

Services without SQL Server Replication and Full-Text Search.

To test this white paper the following features were selected:

• Database Engine Services (with SQL Server Replication and Full-Text Search)

• Analysis Services

• Documentation Components

• Management Tools – Basic

You may customize the location of the Shared feature directory. In the configuration as described in this white paper it is on

the C:\ disk. In any case, it must be on a disk like C:\ that is private to the system. (A shared disk, selected later, is used

for database storage.) Click

Next.