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jgurgen
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Posted - 2010-04-20 : 11:23:31
On a standard MS Cluster set up with the database on a SAN where the database follows the instance, does the Master database follow the instance as well?

tomy74
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Posted - 2010-04-24 : 01:34:11
Hi Jgurgen,

Yes the master DB follow the instance on an (active/passive) cluster environment.

Basically, to rebuild the master database on a virtual SQL Server instance, you should make sure that the SQL Server resources are being controlled by the node in which you execute Rebuildm.exe.

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Tarek Ghazali

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tkizer
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Posted - 2010-04-24 : 14:46:00
It follows the instance even on an active/active cluster.

Databases exist inside an instance. The instance is what moves between nodes. So when the instance fails over, so do all of its databases.

Tara Kizer
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