Deploying HP SIM 6.x on MSCS clusters on Windows 2008 with SQL Server 2008 SP1 White Paper

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Figure 31: Complete window
Installing HP SIM 6.x on the cluster
After completing the installation of a Mi
crosoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition instance or
verification of the availability of an existing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 instance, you are ready to
proceed with the installation of HP SIM
6.x
. If you already have a Microsoft SQL Server 2008
instanc
e, which you would like to use to host the HP SIM
6.x
database (for HP SIM
6.x
), follow the
instructions below for installing HP SIM
6.x
, but note the additional comments throughout this section
that relate to your particular setup.
Important:
Before you b
egin, be sure you have all system and pre
-
installation
requirements fulfilled. In addition, the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 service
should be running. To be sure that you meet these requirements, see the
HP
Systems Insight Manager Installation and Configurat
ion
guides on the HP
Management CD.
1.
Ensure that both systems are up
and
running cluster services before installation. Also, be
sure that the SQL server instance, to which you are installing the HP SIM
6.x
database, is
running.
2.
Ensure that the cluster syste
m that is to be installed with HP SIM
6.x
owns the clustered disks.
3.
Read the
HP Systems Insight Manager Installation and Configuration
guides to be sure that you
have the right prerequisites for installation.