Microsoft SQL Server

2000 Virtual Server Setup

Dave Whitney
SQL Cluster Support Specialist
DSDB Developer Support
Microsoft Corporation
Pre-setup Checklist
 Understand basic server cluster concepts
 Install on an HCL certified solution
 Microsoft® Windows NT® event logs are free
of warnings and errors
 Server cluster is fully operational and
correctly configured
 Service account for Microsoft SQL Server™
has been created and has correct
permissions
 Static unique IP address for SQL Server
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Overview
 Microsoft Distributed Transaction
Coordinator (MS DTC) installation on a server
cluster
 Base SQL Server 2000 virtual server
installation
 SQL Server 2000 service pack installation
 SQL Server 2000 maintenance mode
walkthrough
 SQL Server uninstallation
 SQL Server security recommendation
 Reference links
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MS DTC
 MS DTC may be configured as a clustered
resource either before or after the SQL Server
installation
 MS DTC cluster setup is performed from a
cmd window using the command “comclust”
as shown below

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SQL Server
Setup

 Insert the SQL Server

CD-ROM
 Select “SQL Server
2000 Components”
 Select “Install
Database Server”
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SQL Server Setup (2)
 The setup process
initializes the
InstallShield Wizard

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SQL Server Setup (3)
 SQL Server
detects the
server cluster
is present and
prompts you
to provide a
virtual server
name

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SQL Server Setup (4)
 In this case,
the name
chosen is
“VSS1”

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SQL Server Setup (5)
 Setup prompts
you for the name
and company you
want to register
SQL Server with
(the default entries
will be provided
for the node
originating the
installation, but
they are editable)

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Software License Agreement
 This is the
End User
License
Agreement
(EULA) that
must be
accepted to
continue

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CD Key
 Enter the 25-
digit CD Key
from the
back of your
CD case

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SQL Server IP Address
 Before
entering an IP
address,
verify that the
“Network to
Use” field
displays the
correct
network

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SQL Server IP Address (2)
 Provide at
least one
unique
static IP
address for
this instance
of SQL
Server to
use

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SQL Server IP Address (3)
 Click Add to
add
additional IP
addresses
or Next to
continue

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SQL Server Cluster Disk Selection
 The SQL
Server virtual
server will
require a
server cluster
disk for data
file use

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SQL Server Cluster Disk Selection (2)
 If you try to use the Quorum drive, you will
be warned not to do so
 For additional information, see
Q280345, "Quorum Drive Configuration
Information"

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SQL Server Cluster Disk Selection (3)
 Select a
cluster disk
that is not a
Quorum disk
and continue

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SQL Server Cluster Definition
 By default, all
nodes are
selected to
participate in
the SQL
Server
cluster
definition

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SQL Server Remote Information
 Enter the
domain
account
information of
a domain user
account that
belongs to the
Local
Administrators
Group

 Use of SQL Server or the Cluster Services

service account is recommended 19
Default Instance of SQL Server
 SQL Server
permits one
default
instance per
cluster
 This is the
default
setting

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Named Instance of SQL Server
 This
installation
will be of a
named
instance

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Named Instance of SQL Server (2)
 This
installation
will use the
name
“INST1”

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Virtual Server and Instance
Names
 Naming virtual servers can be confusing, so
here are some examples of valid and invalid
names for multiple virtual servers in the same
domain
 VSS – Valid (default instance)
 VSS\INST1 – Not valid
 VSS1\INST1 – Valid
 VSS1\VSS1 – Valid (not recommended)
 VSS1\INST2 – Not valid
 VSS2\INST1 – Not valid
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SQL Server Setup Type
 Select the
type of
installation
you want
 Typical
 Minimum
 Custom

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SQL Server Service Account
 Enter the
SQL Server
service
account
information

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Authentication Method
 Select whether
your instance of
SQL Server will
use the default
and preferred
Windows
Authentication,
or both Windows
Authentication
and SQL Server
Authentication

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Start of File Copy
 This is only an
informational
screen

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Licensing Model Selection
 Select the
licensing model
based on your
product
purchase

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Additional Licensing Information
 Additional information can be found at:
 Q175276, "Licensing Policy Implementation with
MSCS"
 Microsoft Licensing
 http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/

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Progress Indicators
 As the installation
continues, you will see
informational pop-up
windows informing you of
the installation progress;
sometimes the screen will
appear blank as shown

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Completed
 At this point
your SQL
Server
failover
instance has
successfully
completed
installation

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Cluster Administrator View
 This is how the installation will appear in
the Cluster Administrator

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SQL Server 2000 Setup
Service Pack Installation
SQL Server Service Packs
 After you have completed your installation of
the SQL Server failover clustering instance,
Microsoft recommends that you apply the
current SQL Server Service Pack
 The following will demonstrate a typical SQL
Server Service Pack installation

WARNING:
 If you remove or add servers to the SQL
Server virtual server definition the way you
did with SQL Server setup after installing a
SQL Server Service Pack, the latest service
pack must be reapplied (see Q295589 for
details)
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Obtaining SQL Server Service
Packs
 To obtain a SQL Server Service Pack, visit
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/ to download
the latest version

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Obtaining a SQL Server Service
Packs (2)
 When
downloading,
you will be
prompted to
save the
service pack
to a local
location for
extraction

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Obtaining a SQL Server Service
Packs (3)
 After the
download is
complete,
the service
pack will be
extracted
and applied

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Service Pack Preparation

 Locate and run

the
downloaded
SQL Server
Service Pack
executable file

 In this example, the file is located at:

C:\temp\SQL2KSP2.EXE

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Extracting the Service Pack
 Microsoft
recommends
you accept
the default
location for
the expanded
files as
shown

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Starting Service Pack Setup
 Locate the
Setup.bat in the
folder that the
SQL2KSP2.EXE
contents were
extracted to,
and run it

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Starting Service Pack Setup (2)
 Setup will
then prepare
the
InstallSheild
Wizard as
noted in the
screen pop-
up window

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Setup Warning
 You will receive a warning about restarting
 If you already restarted, click Next

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Setup Warning (2)
 A pop-up
window will
appear that
indicates it is
searching for
installed
components for
the instance
that had the
service pack
applied to it
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Service Pack Welcome
 The
informational
welcome
message will
appear

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Computer Name
 An dialog
box will
request the
computer
name of the
virtual
server that
the SQL
Server
Service
Pack will be
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Computer Name (2)
 Enter the
name of the
virtual
server that
the service
pack will be
installed on

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Computer Name Verifications

 After the computer

name is known,
setup will search for
additional
information about
the installed
components
 During this process, there will be times
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Authentication Method
 Select the authentication method to use
when you connect to the SQL Server

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Connectivity Verification
 Connectivity is verified and the SQL Server
state is verified as able to support an
upgrade

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Remote Information
 Verify your
Administrator
account

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Remote Information (2)
 Enter a
domain
account that
is a valid local
administrator
on all nodes
in the cluster

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Progress Dialog Boxes
 A series of progress dialog boxes will be
presented over time
 Some of these dialog boxes remain
unchanged for several minutes

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Service Pack Is Installed
 After the
service pack
is installed,
you will be
advised on
whether a
restart is
required and
on which
nodes

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Service Pack Failures
 If the service pack could not perform the
remote node installation, you would have
seen this pop-up window

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 SQL Server 2000 Setup
Maintenance/Advanced Mode Setup
SQL Server 2000
Maintenance/Advanced Mode
Setup
 Used for:
 Domain changes
 Adding or removing nodes from the SQL virtual
server definition
 IP address changes
 Service account changes

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Getting Started
 Insert the SQL
Server 2000
CD
 Starting setup in
maintenance mode
is like starting a
new installation

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Computer Name
 First, provide
the computer
name for
instance of
the virtual
server you
will be
working with,
the way you
did when you
started a
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Installation Selection
 Select
"Advanced
options,"
not the
default
selection
which is to
“Upgrade,
remove…”

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Advanced Options
 "Maintain a
Virtual
Server for
Failover
Clustering"
is the only
enabled
advanced
option for
virtual
servers
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SQL Virtual Server IP Address
 IP address
additions or
modifications
will be made
here

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Cluster Definition
 Specify a
virtual
server
definition of
participating
nodes

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Remote Installation
 Verify or
change the
account of
the valid
administrator
on all nodes
in the cluster
definition

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Maintenance Completed
 Click Finish
to complete
virtual server
maintenance

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SQL Server 2000 Setup
Uninstalling a Virtual Server
Installation Selection
 Upgrade,
remove, or
add
components
to an
existing
instance of
SQL Server

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Progress Indicators
 As the installation
continues, you will see
informational pop-up
windows informing you
of the installation
progress; sometimes
the screen will appear
blank as shown

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Successful Uninstallation
 Setup notifies you that you have
successfully uninstalled the
instance

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Setup Completed
 Setup has
completed,
but node
restarts may
be required

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SQL Server 2000 Setup
Securing Your Installation
SQL Server Security
Recommendations
 Aside from the recommendation to use
Windows Authentication, there are several
other considerations
 SQL Server Books Online (BOL) covers this
subject. See the BOL index entry:
 Security, (see also security – SQL Server)
 Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can help
with verification

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Microsoft Baseline Security
Analyzer
 The tool can be downloaded from the
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Web
site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview
/default.asp?url=/technet/security/tools
/Tools/MBSAhome.asp

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Microsoft Baseline Security
Analyzer (2)
 The Baseline Security Analyzer will check:
 If Administrators group belongs to sysadmin role
 If CmdExec role is restricted to sysadmin only
 If SQL Server is running on a domain controller
 If account password is exposed
 SQL installation folders access permissions
 If Guest account has database access
 If Everyone group has access to SQL registry
keys
 If SQL service accounts are members of the local
Administrators group
 If SQL accounts have blank or simple passwords
 For missing SQL hotfixes
 The SQL Server Authentication mode type
 The number of sysadmin role members 73
SQL Server 2000 Cluster Do's and
Don'ts
 Plan, plan, plan…
 Use SQL Server Enterprise Manager to make all
changes to SQL Server service accounts or
passwords
 Do not try to reuse SQL Server cluster resources for
other additional resources
 Monitor Q254321, "INF: Clustered SQL Server Do's,
Don'ts, and Basic Warnings," for the most up-to-date
“do’s and don’ts” information related to SQL Server
clustering
 If a support call is made, return requested
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Troubleshooting Virtual SQL
Server Servers
 When troubleshooting issues on virtual SQL
Server servers, note that troubleshooting
must be done in a certain order unless the
problem is a known SQL issue
 Problems or failures with the hardware,
operating system, networking, security, or
Microsoft Cluster Service can appear as SQL
Server issues when in fact no SQL Server
issues exist

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Troubleshooting Virtual SQL
Server Servers (2)
 Troubleshoot virtual SQL Server issues in the
following order:
1. Hardware – Do the system event logs show any warnings or
errors that cannot be explained? If look at the computer's
system report, are any problem devices reported? If so, can
they be explained?
2. Operating system – Do the event logs show any kind of
operating system problems, service failures, or driver
problems?
3. Networking – Do the event logs show loss of connectivity?
NIC failures? DNS problems?
4. Security – Look for access denied errors and security log
failures.
5. MSCS – Does the cluster report problems in any of the event
logs?
6. SQL Server – Does SQL Server report any specific error
messages in the error log or event logs? 76
Reference Links
 SQL Server technical resources
 http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/default.asp
 SQL 2000 failover clustering
 http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo
/administration/2000/failovercluster.asp
 Q254321, "INF: Clustered SQL Server Do's,
Don'ts, and Basic Warnings"
 http://support.microsoft.com
/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q254321

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Setup Type – Custom
 Custom
setup
selected

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Service Accounts
 Service
accounts

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Select Components
 Select the
components
your custom
installation
will use

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Authentication Mode
 Select
authentication
 For security
purposes,
Microsoft
recommends
that Windows
Authentication
be used

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Collation Settings
 Collation
settings

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Network Libraries
 Network
library
selections

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Start Copying Files
 Start
copying
files

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Setup Type
 Minimum
installation

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Server Cluster (MSCS) Basics
 Support WebCast: Microsoft Windows 2000
Clustering Basics
Tuesday, February 01, 2000
http://support.microsoft.com
/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com
/servicedesks/webcasts/so_projects/socluster
/soclusterblurb.asp
 Support WebCast: Windows Clustering: An Overview
of Microsoft Clustering Technologies
Friday, January 21, 2000
http://support.microsoft.com
/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com
/servicedesks/webcasts/wc012100/wcblurb012100.asp
 Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Cluster Service
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning
/server/clustersteps.asp 87
Server Cluster (MSCS) Basics (2)
 Clustering services technologies
 http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies
/clustering/default.asp
 Q259267, "Microsoft Cluster Service Installation
Resources"
 MSPRESS MCSE Training Kit –
Windows 2000 Advanced Server Clustering Services
ISBN 0-7356-1293-5

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