Owner's Manual

4 Contents
Preparing the Disks for Installing the SQL Server 2005 Database . . . . . . . 25
Verifying Hardware and Software Configurations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Configuring MSCS Clustering for SQL Server 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Verifying Cluster Readiness
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Configuring Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) With Window
s Server 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Adding Cluster Nodes Using the Advanced Configuration Option
. . . . . 27
Verifying MSCS Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Creating a Cluster Resource Group for SQL Server 2005
. . . . . . . . . . 28
Installing SQL Server 2005 Database
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Pre-Install Preparation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Configuring a Windows Account to Enable Instant File Initialization
. . . 29
Installing the SQL Server 2005 Database Software
. . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Installing Service Pack 2 for the SQL Server 2005 Database
. . . . . . . . 33
Additional Information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35