MS has published the versions of Windows and the supported upgrade paths. Here’s my take.
Windows Server 2003
Learn how to properly update a clustered instance of SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2. See the whitepaper for ALL of the details!
Find out how to properly script adding and removing nodes from a resource in a failover cluster
Clustering Virtual Machines in Production Yesterday (5/19/09), the KB article which details the support policy for SQL Server failover clusters was officially updated to include support for clustering guests/Virtual Machines … including in production. So anyone who talked to me at TechEd last week, I was right until yesterday Now a couple of points which the KB does not say currently (and I hope it will): 1. Don’t put both… Read More
SQLHA Experts Tip #6
Benchmark/baseline performance from the start and continue to do it throughout a solution’s lifecycle. Usage (such as the number of users, which adds load) will change over time and you should be able to understand what “normal” looks like to anticipate problems as well as keep track of usage for future capacity planning.
