Tasks for installing and configuring SQL Server


Tasks for installing and configuring SQL Server
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The following table lists the process for deploying SQL Server with SFW in a Microsoft failover cluster.

Table: Tasks for installing and configuring SQL Server in a Microsoft failover cluster

Action	Description
Configure disk groups and volumes for SQL Server	If you have not yet done so, use the VEA console to configure disk groups and volumes for SQL Server See Tasks for configuring InfoScale Storage.
Create the SQL virtual server resource group	Create a SQL Server resource group in the cluster. Add the VMDG disk group resource(s). See Creating the resource group for the SQL Server instance.
Install SQL Server	Review the prerequisites for installation See Prerequisites for installing SQL Server. Mount the disk group and volumes created for the data files on the node where you install. Install the software. Ensure that you install the data files to the path of the dynamic volume on shared storage. See Installing SQL Server in an InfoScale Storage environment.
Verify the resource dependencies.	See Dependency graph for SQL Server.
Verify the cluster configuration	Move the online SQL Server cluster group to the second node and back to the first node. See Verifying the SQL Server group in the Microsoft cluster.