Tag Archives: SQL Server

HowTo: Install a SQL failover cluster (in a virtual lab environment)

I have a couple of times had to set up a SQL Server cluster, both at clients and in my own lab. At clients the underlying Windows cluster setup is often handled by their own infrastructure people, so this is seldom … Continue reading

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From the Trenches: SQL Cluster Installation

I recently had to install a SQL Server 2008 R2 cluster at a client. My previous experience was, that once the underlying Windows cluster and the shared storage, e.g. in form of a SAN have been set up, the installation … Continue reading

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Importing Data to SQL Server

I was recently asked to help a client migrate some data from IBM DB2 to SQL Server. It was about 900 tables and a couple of terabytes of data. Before I came onsite, the client had extracted the data from … Continue reading

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