It is very simple. First remove passive node and then unistall the primary instance.

If this is with only one single database? I think there is some issue with database. Check the SQL Server error log what does that say? Run DBCC CHECKDB on...

You could have specified the environment detail, what type of IO you are expecting etc this clould have helped us in answering your query.

First let me caution you for having data & log file on network drive. As said by Gail Shaw

this will impact perf as well as data corruption and IO issues....

TST1 (4/14/2011)

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Hi,

I'm doing a sql cluster 2008 install on win2k8. I have 3 disks partitioned for data, backup and dtc. During the installation of DTC, I have noticed...

Yes AD plays a very IMP role in cluster setup. You need to run the valid cluster and until the report given you aclean go you will face issues.

Find out if your windows account and SQL Service have access to the network location and if this windows 2008 server then you have to be the owner of the...

I think it is unlimited number of secondaries for each primary database.

tacy.highland (2/1/2011)

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I'm trying to get some clarification on logshipping...

I've set up logshipping between primary server and secondary server, with the log files being saved to a shared folder on another...

There will be a heavy load on SQL Server as all the application will access it. What is the current SQL Server configuration ? What configuration you are planning for...

When you have two instances on the same system one will be the default and other will be the Named instance unless you specifify both to be Named Instance.

Default instance...

I think so, you can map the table columns and pump the data into it.

This is a professional forum appreciate if the...

Please follow the advice as Roy pointed out to zip the backup file while transfering and then try restoring the backup.

We had similar issue in out Stage server and...

Is that a default instance or named instance, Did you try explicitly typing the instance name and connecting to it.

Is this a express edition?

What does the error log say?...