Hello,

I would appreciate if someone can help me with an strange issue with Co-Standyby Server AAdvanced. I'm trying to configure a new SQL cluster, and the Co-StandBy 5.1.2 cannot detect the SQL Server Instance.

My environment:

2 node servers running MS Windows 2003 Server SP1. All Microsoft Update Patches was applied on both servers before starting the Legato Software.

The have installed the AAdvanced in the following order:
5.1 Agent
5.1 Console
5.1.2 Agent Update
5.1.2 Console Update
Fixes
512p1
71040
74900
82044
81839
80000

I have set the replication on both nodes, created IP addresses, node aliases without problems.

Now the issue: I installed MS SQL Server 2000 SP3a Enterprise Edition on Both nodes. I have installed the Program files of SQL Server on C:\Program Files\SQL Server of both machines, and the data were installed on my replicated D:\ drive.

After installation of first node, I deleted the information on D:\ drive, and repeated the installation on second Node, and used the same credentials, TCP/IP settings and SQL instance name. On both nodes, I set the SQL Server and Agent services to start manually.

When I try to use the Wizard to create the cluster, the AA Co-Standby cannot detect these SQL Instance, on any node. I have sure that the data source is attached to correct node, but at moment that the wizzard tries to detect the instance, the field was blank. I made the same steps on both Nodes and the result was the same.

I'm trying to find what's happening here, but any help will be appreciated.

Sorry for the long post text and some english mistakes.

Thanks,

Ricardo Teixeira Leite