This white paper complements the existing documentation on planning, implementation, and administration of a SQL Server 2008 failover cluster, which can be found in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Books Online.

There are links to relevant existing content throughout the paper, which is intended primarily for a technical audience. This white paper covers:

  • Failover cluster architecture and concepts for Windows Server (2003 and 2008) and SQL Server 2008
  • Installation of a SQL Server 2008 failover cluster
  • Upgrades and updates to SQL Server 2008 failover clustering
  • Maintenance and administration of SQL Server 2008

Download the whitepaper from: SQL Server 2008 Failover Clustering