Pre-req for SQL Server Clustering Installation
Here is a list of services that needs to be running on ALL Cluster Nodes prior to installing SQL Server on a Windows Cluster.
On the server or if clustered on all nodes stop the services again except for:
· Alerter
· Cluster Service
· Computer Browser
· Cryptographic Services
· DHCP Client ( only if you are using DHCP)
· Distributed File System
· Distributed Link Tracking Client
· Distributed Link Tracking Server
· DNS Client
· Event Log
· IPSEC Policy Agent
· License Logging Service
· Logical Disk Manager
· Messenger
· Net Logon
· Network Connectors
· NTLM Security Support Provider
· Plug and Play
· Process Control
· Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator
· Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Service
· Remote Registry Service
· Removable Storage
· Security Accounts Manager
· Server
· Spooler
· Task Scheduler
· TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
· Time Service
· Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions
· Windows Time Service
· Workstation
NOTE: Leave any services required by SAN or network adapters online