Non cluster aware application

[Daveyd123]

I have been delegate the task of setting up a 2 node cluster. The application that I will be installing on each server is not a cluster aware application. The application does use a SQL 2005 database. I know that SQL 2005 is cluster aware.

What would be the best way to implement a 2 node cluster with a non cluster aware application that uses SQL 2005?

 

[theravager]

This is totally dependant on the application, some you can, some you can't. You just have to try it out and fiddle around and see how you go.

 

[juniper911]

If the application uses the SQL as a backend then you will have to have the application a single server and the SQL Database on a 2 (or more) node cluster.

 

[Daveyd123]

It does depend on a SQL backend. I was successfully able to cluster SQL 2005. Now, I have to figure out a way to cluster the application that uses the SQL database to failover to the other Node.

I know the application relies on its own Service to be running to function correctly. Maybe I can crear a Generic Service resource in Cluster Admininstrator and point it to the service that the application uses? Or should I use the gneric Application resource?

 

[juniper911]

This may help

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/a4ec22a3-e8d4-4c29-a100-ac7c3d3f4bae1033.mspx