September 2010
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When you install SQL Server in a clustered server configuration, you create it as a virtual SQL Server. A virtual SQL Server is not tied to a specific physical server; it is associated with a virtualized SQL Server name that is assigned a separate IP address (not the IP address or name of the physical servers on which it runs). Handling matters this way allows for your applications to be completely abstracted away from the physical server level.
Failover clustering has a new workflow for all Setup scenarios in SQL Server 2008. The two options for installation are
• Integrated installation—This option creates and configures a single-node SQL Server failover cluster instance. Additional nodes are added by using ...
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