Is my installation of SQL Server Fail Over cluster correct?

I made a 2 node SQL Server 2012 fail over cluster but having some problems during installation so I wanted to know if the steps below I performed are correct.
Hardware
Node1 192.168.1.10
Node2 192.168.1.11
Added following entries in DNS
cluster.domain.local 192.168.1.12 (for Windows Cluster)
msdtc.domain.local 192.168.1.13 (for MSDTC)
sql.domain.local 192.168.1.14 (for SQL Server Cluster)
Cluster Storage
Disk1 (for Quorum)
Disk2 (for MSDTC
Disk3 (for SQL Server)
Now comes the installation. I am performing all these steps as DOMAIN ADMIN.
1. First I installed clustering role on both nodes
2. Then I ran fail over validation wizard on Node1 adding both nodes which went fine (there were some warnings)
3. Then I made a Windows Cluster on Node1 using these two nodes. I gave the name and IP to this cluster which I wrote above i.e. cluster.domain.local 192.168.1.12
4. Cluster was created and boths nodes are UP.
Now I want to ask a question here. Is it best practice to perform the above operation using DOMAIN ADMIN? Or if I use a standard domain user account with local admin rights, will it work? If not then exactly what rights are required to perform this operation.
5. Then I installed "Application Server" role on both Node1 and Node2 and also added "Distributed Transaction" feature
6. Then I right clicked on Windows Cluster I created and added a new role/feature which is "DTC"
7. I gave it the same name which I wrote above i.e. msdtc.domain.local 192.168.1.13
8. MSDTC was created but when it tried to UP its service, it threw an error. Upon investigation it turns out the Windows Cluster cluster.domain.local doesn't have proper rights to created some objects in AD. I didn't know what rights to give so I gave it full
permission and after that when I created MSDTC again, the service went up fine.
So I want to know what rights does cluster.domain.com require to make MSDTC?
Am I doing good so far?

Hello,
>>Then I made a Windows Cluster on Node1 using these two nodes. I gave the name and IP to this cluster which I wrote above i.e. cluster.domain.local 192.168.1.10
Hello I suppose this IP was physical node IP windows cluster IP was 192.168.1.12 I suppose yo must have given this IP as windows cluster IP.10 and 11 are physical nodes in Cluster but 12 is Cluster IP .Correct me if I am wrong.
Did you do failover and failback to check whether cluster is configured correctly or not ,If not please do it .
>>Then I ran fail over validation wizard on Node1 adding both nodes which went fine (there were some warnings)
Please remove warnings also ,it might cause issue.Not sure its correct every time but make sure cluster validation should be free of error and warning.
>>Now I want to ask a question here. Is it best practice to perform the above operation using DOMAIN ADMIN?
You can do it with domain admin account as this is required to create Cluster NAme object(CNO) in domain and local account might not have that right so I would say its ok.
>>I gave it the same name which I wrote above i.e. msdtc.domain.local
192.168.1.11
again this IP is node 2 IP how can you give it to MSDTC.Use below link for reference
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cindygross/archive/2009/02/22/how-to-configure-dtc-for-sql-server-in-a-windows-2008-cluster.aspx
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MSI (s) (D0:4C) [14:59:59:626]: Windows Installer reconfigured the product. Product Name: Microsoft Application Error Reporting. Product Version: 12.0.6015.5000. Product Language: 1033. Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. Reconfiguration success or error status: 0.
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=== Logging stopped: 27/03/2012 14:59:59 ===
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[27/03/2012 14:59:59] Information : **************************************************************************************
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[27/03/2012 14:59:59] Information : Query WMI provider for configuration of processor. (Namespace : \\localhost\root\cimv2).
[27/03/2012 14:59:59] Information : Query for WMI class. (Query : SELECT * FROM Win32_Processor).
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[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Information : Check the amount of RAM.
[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Information : Query WMI provider for configuration of memory. (Namespace : \\localhost\root\cimv2).
[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Information : Query for WMI class. (Query : SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem).
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[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Data : Total amount of memory = 14677964
[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Information : Check the version of Microsoft Management Console on the machine.
[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Data : Version of Microsoft Management Console on the machine = 6.1.7600.16385
[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Data : Required version of Microsoft Management Console = 5.2.3790.2560
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[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Information : Check if this machine is part of active directory.
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[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Information : Query for WMI class. (Query : SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystem).
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[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Information : Check if KB962975 QFE is applied.
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[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Information : Check if KB975759 QFE is applied.
[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Information : KB975759 QFE is applied on this system.
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[27/03/2012 15:00:00] Information : KB955543 QFE is applied on this system.
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[27/03/2012 15:00:01] Information : Check if SQL Server 2008 SP1 is applied.
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[27/03/2012 15:00:02] Information : Check for existing database.
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[27/03/2012 15:00:02] Data : Service name = MSSQL$MSDPM2010
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--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.GenerateNames()
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--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
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--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
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[27/03/2012 15:00:02] Information : Query WMI provider for Service Details. (Namespace : \\VMBACKUP\root\cimv2).
[27/03/2012 15:00:02] Information : Query for WMI class. (Query : SELECT * FROM Win32_Service WHERE Name='ReportServer$MSDPM2010').
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[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Information : Query free disk space
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[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Data : Free Space = 2373
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[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Data : Folder Path = C:\Windows\system32
[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Data : Free Space = 2373
[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Information : Check if the media is removable
[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Data : Folder Path = C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\DPMDB
[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Data : Drive Name = C:\
[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Data : Drive Type = 3
[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Information : Check attributes of the directory
[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Data : Folder Path = C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\DPMDB
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at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.File.GetAttributes(String path)
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Setup.Wizard.InstallLocationValidation.CheckForDirectoryAttributes(String path)
[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Information : Query free disk space
[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Data : Folder Path = C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\DPMDB
[27/03/2012 15:00:09] Data : Free Space = 2373
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] Information : Check if the media is removable
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] Data : Folder Path = C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] Data : Drive Name = C:\
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] Data : Drive Type = 3
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] Information : Check attributes of the directory
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] Data : Folder Path = C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] * Exception : Ignoring the following exception intentionally => System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM'.
File name: 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM'
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.File.GetAttributes(String path)
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Setup.Wizard.InstallLocationValidation.CheckForDirectoryAttributes(String path)
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] Information : Query free disk space
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] Data : Folder Path = C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] Data : Free Space = 2373
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] Information : Query free disk space
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] Data : Folder Path = C:\Windows\system32
[27/03/2012 15:00:11] Data : Free Space = 2373
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Information : Check if the media is removable
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Data : Folder Path = D:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Data : Drive Name = D:\
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Data : Drive Type = 3
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Information : Check attributes of the directory
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Data : Folder Path = D:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Data : File Attributes = Directory
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Information : Query free disk space
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Data : Folder Path = D:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Data : Free Space = 786513
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Information : Query free disk space
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Data : Folder Path = C:\Windows\system32
[27/03/2012 15:00:17] Data : Free Space = 2373
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Information : Check if the media is removable
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Folder Path = D:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Drive Name = D:\
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Drive Type = 3
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Information : Check attributes of the directory
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Folder Path = D:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : File Attributes = Directory
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Information : Check if the media is removable
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Folder Path = C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\DPMDB
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Drive Name = C:\
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Drive Type = 3
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Information : Check attributes of the directory
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Folder Path = C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\DPMDB
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] * Exception : Ignoring the following exception intentionally => System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\DPMDB'.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.File.GetAttributes(String path)
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Setup.Wizard.InstallLocationValidation.CheckForDirectoryAttributes(String path)
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Information : Check the filesystem on which DPM and prerequisites are installed
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Information : D:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Information : C:\Windows\system32
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Information : Query free disk space
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Folder Path = D:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Free Space = 786513
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Information : Query free disk space
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Folder Path = C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\DPMDB
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Free Space = 2373
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Information : Query free disk space
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Folder Path = C:\Windows\system32
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Free Space = 2373
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Location of program files = D:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Data : Location of database files = C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\DPMDB
[27/03/2012 15:00:18] Information : <<< Dialog >>> Install location Page : Leaving
[27/03/2012 15:00:27] Data : Path of inspection output xml = C:\\DPMLogs\RemoteDbInspectReport.xml
[27/03/2012 15:00:27] Information : Instantiating inspect component.
[27/03/2012 15:00:27] Data : Path of output xml = C:\\DPMLogs\RemoteDbInspectReport.xml
[27/03/2012 15:00:27] Information : **************************************************************************************
[27/03/2012 15:00:27] Information : Start Inspect.
[27/03/2012 15:00:27] Information : Check if SQL Server 2008 is installed.
[27/03/2012 15:00:27] Information : Query WMI provider for SQL Server 2008. (Namespace : \\localhost\root\Microsoft\SqlServer\ComputerManagement10).
[27/03/2012 15:00:27] Information : Query for WMI class. (Query : Select * from SqlServiceAdvancedProperty where ServiceName='{0}' and PropertyName='Version').
[27/03/2012 15:00:28] Information : SQL Server 2008 DPM2010 instance is present on this system.
[27/03/2012 15:00:28] Information : Check if SQL Server 2008 SP1 is applied.
[27/03/2012 15:00:28] Information : Query WMI provider for SQL Server 2008 SP1. (Namespace : \\localhost\root\Microsoft\SqlServer\ComputerManagement10).
[27/03/2012 15:00:28] Information : Query for WMI class. (Query : Select * From SqlServiceAdvancedProperty Where ServiceName='MSSQL$DPM2010' AND PropertyName = 'SPLEVEL').
[27/03/2012 15:00:28] Information : Sql Server 2008 Service Pack Level is 3
[27/03/2012 15:00:28] Information : SQL Server 2008 SP1 is present on DPM2010 instance of this system.
[27/03/2012 15:00:28] Information : Check SQL Server Agent service configuration.
[27/03/2012 15:00:28] Data : SQL Server instance name = DPM2010
[27/03/2012 15:00:28] Information : Query WMI provider for Service Details. (Namespace : \\localhost\root\cimv2).
[27/03/2012 15:00:28] Information : Query for WMI class. (Query : SELECT * FROM Win32_Service WHERE Name='SQLAgent$DPM2010').
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Data : Credentials of the service = MANAGEMENT\DPMSQLSvcsAcct
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : SQL Server Agent service configuration is correct.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Check SQL Server service configuration.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Data : SQL Server instance name = DPM2010
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Query WMI provider for Service Details. (Namespace : \\localhost\root\cimv2).
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Query for WMI class. (Query : SELECT * FROM Win32_Service WHERE Name='MSSQL$DPM2010').
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Data : Credentials of the service = MANAGEMENT\DPMSQLSvcsAcct
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : SQL Server service configuration is correct.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Detect if SQL Server is evaluation edition
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Check the disk space for remote database.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Remote Db disk space required : 900 MB disk space available = 786513 MB
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Check the Named Pipes protocol for remote database.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Query WMI provider for Service Details. (Namespace : \\localhost\root\cimv2).
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Query for WMI class. (Query : SELECT * FROM Win32_Service WHERE Name='MSSQL$DPM2010').
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Check for existing database.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Starting service
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Data : Service name = MSSQL$DPM2010
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Data : Current status of service = Running
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Service is already running
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Data : Database connection string = Pooling = false;Integrated Security=SSPI;database=master;server=np:localhost\DPM2010
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Dpmdb does not exist on this system.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : DPM database DPMDB is missing or corrupt.If you are performing a clean installation of DPM, you must delete the DPM database before you run Setup. If you are upgrading or repairing an existing installation of DPM, you must restore a valid DPM database, and then proceed with Setup.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Check whether the remote db msi has been installed.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Check DPM Database Version.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Data : Database connection string = Pooling = false;Integrated Security=SSPI;database=DPMDB;server=localhost\DPM2010
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] * Exception : Expecting the following exception. Ignoring intentionally. => System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Cannot open database "DPMDB" requested by the login. The login failed.
Login failed for user 'MANAGEMENT\DPMSQLSvcsAcct'.
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.CompleteLogin(Boolean enlistOK)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.AttemptOneLogin(ServerInfo serverInfo, String newPassword, Boolean ignoreSniOpenTimeout, Int64 timerExpire, SqlConnection owningObject)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.LoginNoFailover(String host, String newPassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance, SqlConnection owningObject, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, Int64 timerStart)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.OpenLoginEnlist(SqlConnection owningObject, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, String newPassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds..ctor(DbConnectionPoolIdentity identity, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, Object providerInfo, String newPassword, SqlConnection owningObject, Boolean redirectedUserInstance)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningConnection)
at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreateNonPooledConnection(DbConnection owningConnection, DbConnectionPoolGroup poolGroup)
at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection)
at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.Open()
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.DB.SqlContext.Open()
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.Setup.Inspect.InspectDls.CheckDBVersion(InspectContext context)
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : detectResult = DPMDBAbsent
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] *** Error : DPM Setup has detected that the DPM database files are missing from the selected instance of SQL Server 2008.Make sure that the correct database files are attached to the selected instance of SQL Server and then install DPM 2010 again.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Checking if DPM db backup is needed.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : This is not upgrade path, so no DB Backup needed
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : DPM DB Backup is not needed.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Check if SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services is installed.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Query WMI provider for path of configuration file for SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. (Namespace : \\localhost\root\Microsoft\SqlServer\ReportServer\RS_DPM2010\v10\admin).
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Query for WMI class. (Query : SELECT * FROM MSReportServer_ConfigurationSetting WHERE InstanceName='DPM2010').
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Data : Path of configuration file for SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services = D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS10.MSRS10\Reporting Services\ReportServer\RSReportServer.config
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Query WMI provider for instance linked to SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. (Namespace : \\localhost\root\Microsoft\SqlServer\ReportServer\RS_DPM2010\v10\admin).
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Query for WMI class. (Query : SELECT * FROM MSReportServer_ConfigurationSetting WHERE InstanceName='DPM2010').
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Data : Database server for SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services = VMBACKUP\DPM2010
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services DPM2010 instance is installed and linked to SQL Server VMBACKUP\DPM2010.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] *** Error : Setup has detected that the installation of Reporting Services is not correctly configured or no instance of Reporting Services is linked to DPM2010 of SQL Server.1)To use the local dedicated DPM2010 instance with DPM, uninstall SQL Server and run setup again.
2)To use the option of installing DPM with an existing instance of SQL Server, make sure that the Reporting Services instance is also installed and linked correctly. For details, refer to DPM Setup Help.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Check SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services report server service configuration.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Query WMI provider for Service Details. (Namespace : \\localhost\root\cimv2).
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Query for WMI class. (Query : SELECT * FROM Win32_Service WHERE Name='ReportServer$DPM2010').
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Data : Credentials of the service = MANAGEMENT\DPMSQLSvcsAcct
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Report Server service configuration is correct.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Check Reporting SecureConnectionLevel.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Getting the reporting secure connection level for localhost/DPM2010
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : Setup detected that the Reporting SecureConnectionLevel is 0.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : End Inspect.
[27/03/2012 15:00:29] Information : **************************************************************************************

À PROBLEM IN THE INSTALLATION OF SQL SERVER

I HAVE À PROBLEM IN THE INSTALLATION OF SQL SERVER ,I HAVE WINDOWS 8 64 BITS LENOVO ,I TRIED MANY VERSIONS, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK YET :(
PLEASE HELP ME !

I HAVE À PROBLEM IN THE INSTALLATION OF SQL SERVER ,I HAVE WINDOWS 8 64 BITS LENOVO ,I TRIED MANY VERSIONS, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK YET :(
PLEASE HELP ME !
Without the exact error message wwe will just hit arrow in the bush.Please post summary.txt which was generated due to failed installation.Below link will help you locate it
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143702.aspx
Below link will give useful info about how to proceed with installing SQL server on win 8
Considerations before installing SQL server on win 8
Hardware and software requirement for installing SQL server 2012
Please mark this reply as the answer or vote as helpful, as appropriate, to make it useful for other readers

Issue while accessing a SQL Server table over OTG

Hi,
I have been learning oracle for about 1.5 years and am just starting to learn some OTG pieces. I am wondering about an issue. The issue is:
"We need help with an issue we are having while accessing a SQL Server table over OTG. We are getting the following error message in Oracle :
ORA-28500: connection from ORACLE to a non-Oracle system returned this message:
[Oracle][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Unicode conversion failed {HY000}
The column it is failing on is "-----------" in the view --------------- in the SQL Server database pointed to by the Oracle DB Link ------------------- thats created in the Oracle instances ---- and -----.
This was working before, but is now failing, we suspect its due to new multi-byte data being added to the base table in the above column."
I took out the details and added ---- instead. I am wondering your guys thoughts on fixing this issue and helping me learn along the way. Thanks

Hi Mike,
Thanks for the response, here are the details:
1. What is the character set of the Oracle RDBMS being used. What is returned by -
select * from nls_database_parameters;
NLS_CHARACTERSET
AL32UTF8
NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET
UTF8
We get SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_C1_AS and 1252 as Collation Property and Code Page
The datatype of the column in question in SQL Server is nvarchar(100).
When I do a describe on the SQL Server view ( desc CK_DATA_FOR_OPL@------- ), I get the error below;
ERROR: object CK_DATA_FOR_OPL does not exist
Select * from CK_DATA_FOR_OPL@------ where rownum =1 does get me a row.
create table tmp_tab as
Select * from CK_DATA_FOR_OPL@----- where rownum =1;
desc tmp_tab shows the datatype of the said column in the table created in Oracle as NVARCHAR2(150).
Not sure why a column defined with size 100 in SQL Server should come across as 150 when seen over OTG. We see something similar in DB2 tables we access over OTG as well.
Edited by: 993950 on Mar 15, 2013 8:49 AM

How to add a cloud machine as a node to existing windows fail over cluster having on-premise node in Windows server 2008 R2

Hi All,
We have a windows fail over cluster having one windows machine on local network as one of its node.
I want to add a virtual cloud machine available on microsoft azure as another node to this existing cluster.
Please suggest how to do this?
Thanking all in advance,
Raghvendra

Before you even start working on the SQL side, you will need to create a Windows Server 2008 R2 cluster with no shared storage. You can actually test that in-house. Create a VM running 2008 R2 and cluster it with your physical (from your description,
I am assuming physical) 2008 R2 machine. Create it with a file share witness for quorum. Then configure your environment to see that it works as expected.
Once you know how to configure the cluster between physical and VM with a file share witness, build it to Azure. The location of the FSW gets to be an interesting choice. To have a FSW in Azure means that you will need another VM in Azure to
host the file share, meaning you have two quorum votes in Azure and one in-house. Or, you could create a file share witness on an in-house system, giving you two quorum votes in-house and one in Azure.
In the FSW in Azure scenario, if you have a loss of the in-house server, automatic failover occurs because two quorum votes exist in Azure. With FSW in-house, depending on the loss you have in-house, you might have to force quorum to get the Azure
single-node cluster to run. Loss of access to Azure reverses those scenarios. Neither one is optimal, but it does provide some level of recoverability.
. : | : . : | : . tim

OPS에서 SYSTEM FAIL로 인한 SQL*NET FAIL-OVER 에 대처할 수 있는 SETUP

제품 : SQL*NET
작성날짜 : 1997-11-20
OPS에서 SYSTEM FAIL로 인한 SQL*NET FAIL-OVER 에 대처할 수 있는 SETUP
==================================================================
OPS에서 여러 node를 사용 중 한 시스템이 fail이 생길 경우 사용자의
application 수정없이 fail-over 시스템으로 접속하는 방법입니다.
제약 조건 > SQL*NET V2.3.2.1.6 for windows 95
SQL*NET V2.3.2.1.8 for windows
상기의 Version 이상 이라야 하며 위의 경우 tnsnames.ora 화일의
configuration에 대한 setup 내용입니다.
Example tnsnames.ora for SQL*Net 2.3 fail-over.
When a user requests to connect to <alias>, sqlnet will attempt to
connect to the address in the first description in the
description_list, if that fails, it will try to connect to the address
in the next description in the description_list.
You can have as many descriptions in the description_list as needed.
The client will only receive an error if all the descriptions fail.
<alias>=
(description_list=
(description=
(address_list=
(address=
(protocol=tcp)
(host=<server 1>)
(port=1521)
(connect_data=
(sid=<sid1>)
(description=
(address_list=
(address=
(protocol=tcp)
(host=<server 2>)
(port=1521)
(connect_data=
(sid=<sid2>)
)

Which role do I need DFS or File server on fail over cluster server 2012 R2?

what I want to achieve is that I want to share all my user data files in a central location and to be highly available all the time whether it's a general share or folder redirection data. BUT I'm a bit confused; I have fail over cluster set-up
on server 2012, now I would like to add DFS as a role but than we have another role called File server and virtually it does the same thing as DFS? Means it creates a namespace share that can be access even one of the nodes goes down. Now I am thinking is
that DFS does the replication between two physical location but fail over cluster works slightly differently and with file server it pretty much does the same thing except for replicating data from one drive to another. Now what do you suggest I do or
did I get the concept wrong like a noob?

DFS and Failover Clustering for file shares provides a similar end result for file access, but they are significantly different implementations.
Clustering provides high availability to files by presenting shared access to set a files served from a cluster. With 2012 R2 Microsoft added the ability to create a Scale-out File Server that even allows all nodes of the cluster to server access to
the files for a higher level of performance and other great things. Bottom line with Failover Clusters for files is that there is a single copy of the file presented from the cluster.
DFS on the other hand provides high availability to files by presenting multiple copies of the file by making a copy in two or more locations and presenting a naming space that allows access to the file through any of the network paths. DFS works very
well for files that are primarily read-only. When you get into a situation where there is a lot of updating of the shared files, DFS is not a very good solution. There are ways to implement DFS for read/write files, but it generally requires a
good knowledge of how the files are used and how you want to manage them.
The key to answering your question comes in your first sentence "I want to share all my user data files in a central location and to be highly available all the time". My initial reaction to this is that central location means Failover Cluster
- there is only a single copy of the file. However, "all the time" can be compromised by network failures to the central site. Remote sites would not have access if they can't access the central site. DFS provides the ability to
have copies remotely, but then if you allow updating at multiple sites, you have to manage the merging of the changes, among other things.
. : | : . : | : . tim

Weblogic Admin server fail over

Hi,
Please let me know if there is a official documentation from Oracle for admin server fail over for version 8.x, 9.x & 10.x?

I am not sure if there is something as weblogic Admin Server Failover
For Managed Server failover please read
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12840_01/wls/docs103/cluster/failover.html

MSDTC set up in SQL Server 2008 failover cluster

Hi Guys,
I am in the process of setting up failover cluster using SQL Server 2008 (64Bit) Enterprise on Windows Server 2008 R2 (64Bit) I have completed almost all the works but I got few questions regarding MSDTC configuration whether the MSDTC disk should
be assigned from SAN or it should be local to the disk , Separate disk for each nodes in the cluter or 1 disk to be used across all the servers for MSDTC in windows fail over cluster.
With regards, Gopinath.

Hi Gopinath,
Please review the following similar blogs to get more details about configuring MDTC and pros & cons of different options.
How to Configure Multiple Instances of Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) on a Windows Server Failover Cluster 2008
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2009/02/18/how-to-configure-multiple-instances-of-distributed-transaction-coordinator-dtc-on-a-windows-server-failover-cluster-2008.aspx
How to configure DTC for SQL Server in a Windows 2008 cluster
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cindygross/archive/2009/02/22/how-to-configure-dtc-for-sql-server-in-a-windows-2008-cluster.aspx
Thanks,
Lydia Zhang
Lydia Zhang
TechNet Community Support

What hardware is required to setup Fail over cluster using windows 2003 enterprise edition.

I want to setup fail over cluster...i have already installed HP 350 G6 server in my environment. now i want to know which hardware i may require to setup failover cluster for statefull application. and secondly, does my existing server can be utilized .

AN Update:
The Oracle Universal Installer shows the following in the screen before the error appears:
Starting Oracle Universal Installer...
No pre-requisite checks found in oraparam.ini, no system pre-requisite checks w
ill be executed.
Preparing to launch Oracle Universal Installer from D:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS
~1\Temp\OraInstall2011-03-02_04-25-26PM. Please wait ... Oracle Universal Instal
ler, Version 10.1.0.6.0 Production
Copyright (C) 1999, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
...............................................................Val: 0
Val: 0
Val: 0
Val: 2
Val: 0
Val: 0
Val: 0
Val: 2
Val: 0
Val: 0
Val: 0
Val: 0
Val: 0
Val: 0
Val: 2
Val: 0
Val: 0
Val: 0
Val: 0
Val: 2
Val: 0
Val: 0
path: D:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\OraInstall2011-03-02_04-25-26PM\jre\bin
;.;D:\WINDOWS\system32;D:\WINDOWS;D:\StageR12\startCD\Disk1\rapidwiz\unzip\NT;D:
\MVS\VC\bin;D:\cygwin\bin;D:\WINDOWS\system32;D:\WINDOWS;D:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbe
m
toload is D:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\OraInstall2011-03-02_04-25-26PM\Win
dowsGPortQueries.dll
100% Done.
Copying files in progress (Wed Mar 02 16:25:59 IST 2011)
.................................................Val: 0
. 79% Done.
Copy successful
Setup in progress (Wed Mar 02 16:26:05 IST 2011)
.....Oracle JAAS [Wed Mar 02 16:26:28 IST 2011]: exception: 9
opmnctl: opmn started
Please help me.
Thanks and regards,
Adm

SQL Server 2012 Failover Cluster configuration questions

Hi,
I have few questions on , SQL Server 2012 Failover cluserting pleasse provide suggestions:
1) In SQL Server 2012 is there a configuration for active / passive Failover Cluster installation? If so how is it done? if you could provide any links or articles that would help.
OR
Is this been replaced by Always ON Availability Groups?
2) Also in our environment we have done active/active installation but at a time my understanding is only node has the ownership to the shared storage versus both the nodes, is that correct? If not please provide an explanation?
Any additional information would be valuable in clearing my doubts?
Thank youy
Malini=

Hi malinisethi,
If you install SQL Server in a cluster and configure Active-Passive cluster. In the first node, select “New SQL Server Failover Cluster installation” option , when we are installing Active-Passive cluster, we have to specify one virtual/network name. (Note:
For Active-Active clustering you have specify different network names as per the number of nodes). on the other nodes is similar to installing on the first node except that we have select the Add Node to a SQL Server failover cluster option from the initial
menu. For more information, there is a similar issue about SQL Server 2008 Active-Passive/Active-Active cluster installation, you can review the following article.
http://sqldbpool.com/2009/10/07/sql-server-2008-active-passive-cluster-installation/
About Active/Active SQL Cluster, two clustered SQL Server instance are created in different nodes. Then apply Active /Active configuration of both instance. There is an example about creating an Active/Active SQL Cluster using Hyper-V. you can review the
following article.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/momalek/archive/2012/04/11/creating-an-active-active-sql-cluster-using-hyper-v-part2-the-clustered-instances.aspx
Regards,
Sofiya Li
Sofiya Li
TechNet Community Support

Weblogic 11g Fail over Cluster

Hi,
I'm Using WebLogic Server 11g (10.3.6). I have installed ATG and Commerce reference store in same machine with weblogic.(Endeca Has Separate server). In addition to i have oracle DB server and apache server.
I did following things.
*I have configure one physical machine (WM1) with Web Logic Domain. Other physical machine (WM2) i installed weblogic.
*I configured ATG and Commerce reference store in WM1.(Using cim.sh)
*and Configured Endeca app for WM1.
*I am using weblogic for production environment. I Created 3 Managed servers according to cim.sh production.publishing and staging.
I want to Create fail-over Cluster with WM1 and WM2.
Now is it possible to create fail over cluster?
Please give me instructions ,suggestions or guide to configure cluster for this environments.
Thanks
Nish.

Try to see the cluster log information, you should see an event that describes the error that causes the cluster reource to fail.
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Backup & Restore Fail-over Cluster

i ask for the best practice of backup and restore SQL fail-over cluster with Active-Active solution.

Hi Sir ,
Here is an article regarding baking up and recovering the cluster configuration :
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/archive/2008/01/20/7176982.aspx
Best Regards,
Elton Ji
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Installation issue : sql server 2008 r2 some services failed to installed on windows 7

I have been facing this problem while installing sql server 2008 r2.. i tried so many times but same result .. it shows sql server installed with some errors
database engine service : failed
SQL Server Replication : failed
Full-Text Search : failed
Analysis Services : failed
Reporting Services : failed
And my Log file (or) summary file is (it is in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log):
Overall summary:
Final result:                  User cancelled
Exit code (Decimal):           -2068380094
Exit facility code:            1207
Exit error code:               1602
Exit message:                  User has cancelled.
Start time:                    2014-08-14 21:15:26
End time:                      2014-08-14 21:23:58
Requested action:              AddNode
Machine Properties:
Machine name:                  MANJU-PC
Machine processor count:       4
OS version:                    Windows Vista
OS service pack:
OS region:                     United States
OS language:                   English (United States)
OS architecture:               x86
Process architecture:          32 Bit
OS clustered:                  No
Product features discovered:
Product              Instance             Instance ID
Feature                                  Language
Edition              Version         Clustered
Sql Server 2008      MSSQLSERVER          MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER            Database Engine Services
1033                                      10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008      MSSQLSERVER          MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER            SQL Server Replication
1033                                      10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008      MSSQLSERVER          MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER            Full-Text Search
1033                                      10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008      MSSQLSERVER          MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER             Analysis Services
1033                                      10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008      MSSQLSERVER          MSRS10.MSSQLSERVER             Reporting Services
1033                                      10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008
Management Tools - Basic                 1033                 Developer Edition
10.0.1600.22    No
Sql Server 2008
Management Tools - Complete              1033                 Developer Edition    10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008
Client Tools Connectivity                1033                 Developer Edition    10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008
Client Tools Backwards Compatibility     1033                 Developer Edition    10.0.1600.22    No
Sql Server 2008
Client Tools SDK                         1033
Developer Edition    10.0.1600.22    No
Sql Server 2008
Integration Services                     1033                 Developer Edition
10.0.1600.22    No
Package properties:
Description:                   SQL Server Database Services 2008
SQLProductFamilyCode:          {628F8F38-600E-493D-9946-F4178F20A8A9}
ProductName:                   SQL2008
Type:                          RTM
Version:                       10
SPLevel:                       0
Installation location:         D:\Softwares\JAVA & .NET SW\SQL Server 2008\SQL Server 2008\x86\setup\
Installation edition:          DEVELOPER
User Input Settings:
ACTION:                        AddNode
AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 <empty>
AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
ASSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
ASSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
CONFIGURATIONFILE:
FAILOVERCLUSTERGROUP:
FAILOVERCLUSTERNETWORKNAME:    <empty>
FTSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
FTSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
HELP:                          False
INDICATEPROGRESS:              False
INSTANCENAME:                  <empty>
MEDIASOURCE:                   D:\Softwares\JAVA & .NET SW\SQL Server 2008\SQL Server 2008\
PID:                           *****
QUIET:                         False
QUIETSIMPLE:                   False
SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 <empty>
SQLSVCPASSWORD:                *****
X86:                           False
Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140814_210558\ConfigurationFile.ini
Detailed results:
Feature:                       Integration Services
Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
MSI status:                    Passed
Configuration status:          Passed
Feature:                       Client Tools Connectivity
Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
MSI status:                    Passed
Configuration status:          Passed
Feature:                       Management Tools - Complete
Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
MSI status:                    Passed
Configuration status:          Passed
Feature:                       Management Tools - Basic
Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
MSI status:                    Passed
Configuration status:          Passed
Feature:                       Client Tools SDK
Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
MSI status:                    Passed
Configuration status:          Passed
Feature:                       Client Tools Backwards Compatibility
Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
MSI status:                    Passed
Configuration status:          Passed
Feature:                       Business Intelligence Development Studio
Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
MSI status:                    Passed
Configuration status:          Passed
Rules with failures:
Global rules:
There are no scenario-specific rules.
Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140814_210558\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm
Exception summary:
The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
Inner exceptions are being indented
Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.CancelException
    Message:
        User has cancelled.
    Stack:
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.UIExtension.Request.Wait()
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.UIExtension.UserInterfaceProxy.SubmitAndWait(Request request)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.UIExtension.UserInterfaceProxy.NavigateToWaypoint(String moniker)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.UIExtension.UserInterfaceService.Waypoint(String moniker)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.UIExtension.WaypointAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.Action.Execute(String actionId, TextWriter errorStream)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.InvokeAction(WorkflowObject metabase, TextWriter statusStream)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.PendingActions.InvokeActions(WorkflowObject metaDb, TextWriter loggingStream)

Requested action:              AddNode
OS architecture:               x86
Process architecture:          32 Bit
OS clustered:                  No
Product features discovered:
Product              Instance             Instance ID
Feature                                  Language
Edition              Version         Clustered
Sql Server 2008      MSSQLSERVER          MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER            Database Engine Services
1033                                      10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008      MSSQLSERVER          MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER            SQL Server Replication
1033                                      10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008      MSSQLSERVER          MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER            Full-Text Search
1033                                      10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008      MSSQLSERVER          MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER             Analysis Services
1033                                      10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008      MSSQLSERVER          MSRS10.MSSQLSERVER             Reporting Services
1033                                      10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008
Management Tools - Basic                 1033                 Developer Edition
10.0.1600.22    No
Sql Server 2008
Management Tools - Complete              1033                 Developer Edition    10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008
Client Tools Connectivity                1033                 Developer Edition    10.0.1600.22
No
Sql Server 2008
Client Tools Backwards Compatibility     1033                 Developer Edition    10.0.1600.22    No
Sql Server 2008
Client Tools SDK                         1033
Developer Edition    10.0.1600.22    No
Sql Server 2008
Integration Services                     1033                 Developer Edition
10.0.1600.22    No
Instead of installing SQL server instance you selected add node which is to be selected when SQL server installation is to be made on Node which is being added to cluster. Since your OS is not clustered I am sure you selected worng option.
Please right click on setup file and select run as administrator. Now installation window which pops up on that on left hand side select
installation and then on page that appears select 'New server standalone installation or add feature to existing installation'.
You already have SQL server 2008 installed on your machine as per feature discovery report
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