What’s New in SQL Server Clustering

Much of what’s new for MSCS and SQL Server Clustering has to do with the expanded number of nodes that can be managed together and several ease-of-use enhancements in MSCS, including the following:

Setup changes for SQL Server failover clustering—One option forces you to run the Setup program on each node of the failover cluster. To add a node to an existing SQL Server failover cluster, you must run SQL Server Setup on the node that is to be added to the SQL Server failover cluster instance. Another option creates an enterprise push to nodes from the active node.

Cluster nodes residing on different subnets—With Windows 2008, cluster nodes can now reside on different network subnets across network routers. ...

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