Installing SAP HA on SQL Part1: Install SQL Server Cluster.

We are present the installation of SAP System with a high availability for ABAP Instance:

This installation will be on Windows Server 2012 R2 as a platform and a SQL Server 2012 SP1 as adatabase level.

we well use Software provision manager 0.1 SP 06 and Kernel 7.2:

also we are divided this installation to the following Parts:

Part 1- Install SQL Server Cluster.

Part 1- Install First Cluster Node.

Part 2- Install DB instance.

Part 3- Install Additional Cluster Node.

Part 4- nstall Centeral Instance.

Part 5- Install dialog Instance.

we will start directly now in part 1:Install SQL Server Cluster.

First Step: SQL Server Failover Cluster Installation.

We will open SQL Server 2012 DVD and select setup —> New SQL Server Failover Cluster Installation

Enter The Product Key and select Enter.

Select – I accept the license terms.

Select SQL Server Feature Installation.

Select the following Instance Features:

Select also Managment Tools in Feasure:

Put the SQL Server Network Name (as SQL Group)

Select Cluster Disk which is specified to SQL Server.

Put The IP Address for SQL Server.

Don’t forget to select the collation tab and select the type for collation: (SQL_Latin_General_CP850_BIN2).                                        

Select Mixe Mode(SQL Server Auth and Win Auth) to Access SQL by uesing any Win or SQL User as you required.

We will Continue in a secand step install add node SQL server failover cluster.