Removing Nodes from a Virtual Server?

I've build a SQL 2000 SP3a cluster on top of an 8 node Windows 2003 cluster.
We've decided to split the cluster up into 2 individual clusters and as such
I'm attempting to remove some of the cluster nodes from the Virtual Server
Definiton (as per the "Adding or Removing a Cluster Node from the Vritual
Server Definition" of
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...clus.mspx#EGAA)
Anyway, I begin the SQL install and get to the Computer Name dialog where I
choose the virtual server name. I click next and the install GUI just
disapears. I check and setupsql.exe is continues to show up as running in
Taskman for about 10 minutes then just finishes up.
Any thoughts?
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
"Chris B." wrote:

> I've build a SQL 2000 SP3a cluster on top of an 8 node Windows 2003 cluster.
> We've decided to split the cluster up into 2 individual clusters and as such
> I'm attempting to remove some of the cluster nodes from the Virtual Server
> Definiton (as per the "Adding or Removing a Cluster Node from the Vritual
> Server Definition" of
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...clus.mspx#EGAA)
> Anyway, I begin the SQL install and get to the Computer Name dialog where I
> choose the virtual server name. I click next and the install GUI just
> disapears. I check and setupsql.exe is continues to show up as running in
> Taskman for about 10 minutes then just finishes up.
> Any thoughts?
|||Hi
Only 4 Nodes are supported on a cluster by SQL Server 2000. It is a setup UI
limitation.
You need to remove the installation like you installed it, with command
line.
Regards
Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Zurich, Switzerland
IM: mike@.epprecht.net
MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
"Chris" <Chris@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone have any thoughts on this?
> "Chris B." wrote:
|||Hmm, thanks for the quick reply.
I don't believe I installed from a command line, but those few weeks were
pretty crazy Can you point me in the general direction of documentation
on the command line syntax? I assume you're talking about using the
sqlrem.bat file?
"Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:

> Hi
> Only 4 Nodes are supported on a cluster by SQL Server 2000. It is a setup UI
> limitation.
> You need to remove the installation like you installed it, with command
> line.
> Regards
> --
> Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
> Zurich, Switzerland
> IM: mike@.epprecht.net
> MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
> Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
> "Chris" <Chris@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:981588B6-717B-45C2-BBBA-F5C30A2AE5F2@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||I have not seen any. It was in a discussion with a developer from the SQL
Server Development Team.
PSS might be able to help.
Regards
Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Zurich, Switzerland
IM: mike@.epprecht.net
MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
"Chris" <Chris@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hmm, thanks for the quick reply.
> I don't believe I installed from a command line, but those few weeks were
> pretty crazy Can you point me in the general direction of
> documentation
> on the command line syntax? I assume you're talking about using the
> sqlrem.bat file?
> "Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote: