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SQL Server 2005 Multi-Site Clustering with Windows Server 2008

I was working recently with a customer who was looking to deploy a SQL Server 2005 cluster across 2 geographically dispersed sites using Windows Server 2008. They were looking to utilise the new clustering improvements in Windows Server 2008 to build

Support Webcast: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Failover Clustering on Windows Server 2008

A new Level 300 support webcast has been scheduled for Monday the 9th of June, 10:00 AM Pacific Time. The summary of the session is as follows: This Support WebCast focuses on how to plan, implement, and administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 failover
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Windows Failover Clustering Overview

The host node in the failover cluster performs a "looks alive" check every 5 seconds. An IsAlive check is performed every 60 seconds using SELECT @@SERVERNAME. If this fails the IsAlive retries 5 times and then attempts to reconnect to the instance of
 
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