Issues installing SQL 2005 cluster

[bulkmail]

I keep getting this:
Task did not appear to start on machine: \\node2: 267013

I made sure that the other machine had task manager running and no one else was logged on.

Anyone had this issue before?

tnx,

BM

 

[bulkmail]

btw, i did make sure that no one was logged on and that the task manager services were started on the passive node.

windows 2003 ee, 2 node active/passive cluster.

Thanks,

BM

 

[mrdenny]

I have this problem every once and a while. If you check the task scheduler log you'll see that the job is failing to start for some funky reason. Wait for the job to show up in the task scheduler. After it fails edit the job, reset the password for the account that the task runs as and manually restart the job.

The install should go fine. You have to move fast however. I've notices that the problem doesn't have anything to do with rights as I'm a domain admin when I'm installing SQL.

Denny
MCSA (2003) / MCDBA (SQL 2000)
MCTS (SQL 2005 / Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Configuration / Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Configuration)
MCITP Database Administrator (SQL 2005) / Database Developer (SQL 2005)

--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)

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[bulkmail]

Hi,

Thank you for your reply. Sorry for asking but how would i edit the job? In the "Run:" field i see nothing but alpha numeric entries. Is that normal?

Thanks,

bm

 

[bulkmail]

Hi,

I also found this article. But can't get this thing to install.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910851

Thanks,
BM

 

[bulkmail]

Managed to get SQL installed. It turned out to the be media. After that, SQL install was able to do the "task" on the remote machine.

I now have a new issue, doesn't SQL server management studio supposed to be installed on both nodes? Do I have to install this on the passive node seperately?

Thanks,

Lyle

 

[mrdenny]

If you selected the client tools as an option then yes they should have installed on both machines.

Denny
MCSA (2003) / MCDBA (SQL 2000)
MCTS (SQL 2005 / Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Configuration / Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Configuration)
MCITP Database Administrator (SQL 2005) / Database Developer (SQL 2005)

--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)

http://www.mrdenny.com

 

[mrdenny]

Or at least I'm assuming that they would. We don't actaully install the GUI on the servers so I don't actually know for sure.

Denny
MCSA (2003) / MCDBA (SQL 2000)
MCTS (SQL 2005 / Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Configuration / Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Configuration)
MCITP Database Administrator (SQL 2005) / Database Developer (SQL 2005)

--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)

http://www.mrdenny.com