Install SQL Server 2008 R2 Cluster (part 2 of 4)

(2).Install MSDTC on Cluster

• Click "Start" --> "Administrative Tools" --> "Failover Cluster Manager"

•  Right-Click "Services and applications" next to select "Configure a Service or Application..."

•  Click "Next > " button

•  Select "Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC)" next to click "Next > " button

•  Write down "Cluster01Dtc" Name, enable a Networks and assign a IP address, next to click "Next > " button

•  Select a free Storage as "Cluster Disk 4" to enable check box, next to click "Next > " button

•  Click "Next > " button

•  The process of Configure High Availability is running now...

•  Click "Finish" to complete High Availability Wizard

•  Open Failover Cluster Manger and expand the "Services and applications" tree, you will see "Cluster01Dtc" and its summary.

•  Select take over node to realize DTC Service is Online now.

(3).Install .Net Framework 3.5 SP1

• In the moment, when you execute the program of Windows Server 2008 R2 ISO, the SQL Server Installation Center will show up. Please select "Installation" in left panel and click "New SQL Server failover cluster installation"

• The error message will pop up and alert you to install Microsoft .NET framework 3.5 SP1

• Open "Server Manger" --> select "Features" --> Click "Add Features"

•  Click ".NET Framework 3.5.1" check box next to click "Next > " button

•  Click "Install" button

•  Click "Close" button if installation results is successful.

• So do that you will finish .NET Framework SP1 installation now.