upgrading cluster hardware

Hi group,

We have a two node windows 2000 sp4 cluster running SQL 2000 SP3 in
active/active mode.
We just want to upgrade the hardware now, what is the easiest way? Can you
remove one physical node while all sql instances are on the other one. Then
take the new hardware, add it to the cluster and move the cluster groups to
the new node, doing the same with the other node then.

Is there a white paper from Microsoft saying this is supported or are there
any documents describing that step by step.

Thanks for the help

Volker

That's pretty much the process. It's known as a rolling upgrade. Just move
the groups to one node, remove the other node and then add the other node,
following the procedure in the BOL. You'll have to add the SP to the new
node. In that case, add the SP to the new node, while the groups are on the
*other* node. However, for any hotfixes, you will have to run those from
the new node while the groups are running on the *new* node.

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Tom

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SQL Server MVP
Columnist, SQL Server Professional
Toronto, ON Canada
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"Volker Schmid" wrote in message

Hi group,

We have a two node windows 2000 sp4 cluster running SQL 2000 SP3 in
active/active mode.
We just want to upgrade the hardware now, what is the easiest way? Can you
remove one physical node while all sql instances are on the other one. Then
take the new hardware, add it to the cluster and move the cluster groups to
the new node, doing the same with the other node then.

Is there a white paper from Microsoft saying this is supported or are there
any documents describing that step by step.

Thanks for the help

Volker