How to Rebuild the Master Database on a Virtual (Clustered) SQL Server 2000 Server?

Answer 1

*Creating a New SQL Server Cluster
*Install Cluster service on at least one node & run it before installing it on another node.
*Do not install Cluster service when multiple nodes are running & connected to the shared storage device at the same time, with Cluster service running on neither.
*After you have installed Cluster service, you cannot change the computer name of either node in the cluster.
*You should not use WINS database static entries for cluster nodes or cluster addresses.
*You must not configure cluster resources to use unsupported network protocols or related network services such as Internetwork Package Exchange (IPX), NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface (NETBEUI), Data Link Control (DLC), Appletalk, or Services for Macintosh. Microsoft Cluster Server works only with the TCP/IP protocol.
*You must not delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \System \Disk registry key while the cluster is running or if you are using local software fault tolerance.
*Installing and Configuring the Hardware, with pictures:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/itsolutions/ecommerce/maintain/operate/d5clustr.mspx?mfr=true
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Configuring the First Node, Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Cluster Service: (http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/planning/server/clustersteps.asp#heading4)
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Validating the Cluster Installation, Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Cluster Service (http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/planning/server/clustersteps.asp#heading4