Is DTC required in a SQL 2000/Windows 2003 cluster ?

Hi,
If the SQL environment is not going to use distributed transactions, is it
still necessary to configure a DTC resource on the cluster ?
Thanks
In theory, you can run SQL 2000 clustered without DTC. In practice, it can
limit functionality. I generally configure a DTC resource, just to simplify
installation and maintenance.
Geoff N. Hiten
Senior Database Administrator
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
"SteveO" <SteveO@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> If the SQL environment is not going to use distributed transactions, is it
> still necessary to configure a DTC resource on the cluster ?
> Thanks
|||Yes. You will always configured DTC into the cluster. There are other
services which will use it.
Mike
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com
Disclaimer: This communication is an original work and represents my sole
views on the subject. It does not represent the views of any other person
or entity either by inference or direct reference.
"SteveO" <SteveO@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> If the SQL environment is not going to use distributed transactions, is it
> still necessary to configure a DTC resource on the cluster ?
> Thanks
|||I hate to nitpick. But technically, you don't have to if you don't need it.
Linchi
"Michael Hotek" <mike@.solidqualitylearning.com> wrote in message
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> Yes. You will always configured DTC into the cluster. There are other
> services which will use it.
> --
> Mike
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com
> Disclaimer: This communication is an original work and represents my sole
> views on the subject. It does not represent the views of any other person
> or entity either by inference or direct reference.
> "SteveO" <SteveO@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
|||Well, you'd have to take that up with the failover clustering team. It is
their explicit recommendation for ALL clusters that you will install a
failover cluster instance in.
Not having it there is going to cause several errors during the upgrade as
well as throwing additional errors during a fresh install. I haven't tested
enough permutations to say whether it is needed or not, so at this point, I
tend to trust the people who have spent thousands of hours testing hundreds
of different configurations. They know the code a lot better than me since
they wrote it. If that's the recommendation, I'm sticking into in this
case, because I have no way of proving that it shouldn't be followed.
Mike
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com
Disclaimer: This communication is an original work and represents my sole
views on the subject. It does not represent the views of any other person
or entity either by inference or direct reference.
"Linchi Shea" <linchi_shea@.NOSPAMml.om> wrote in message
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>I hate to nitpick. But technically, you don't have to if you don't need it.
> Linchi
> "Michael Hotek" <mike@.solidqualitylearning.com> wrote in message
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>
|||I have 15 SQL Clusters in Production without MSDTC in the cluster, the local
service is disabled. No issues. Our application simply does not use it!
Cheers,
Rod
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
http://www.msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
http://www.clusterhelp.com - Cluster Training
"Michael Hotek" <mike@.solidqualitylearning.com> wrote in message
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> Well, you'd have to take that up with the failover clustering team. It is
> their explicit recommendation for ALL clusters that you will install a
> failover cluster instance in.
> Not having it there is going to cause several errors during the upgrade as
> well as throwing additional errors during a fresh install. I haven't
> tested enough permutations to say whether it is needed or not, so at this
> point, I tend to trust the people who have spent thousands of hours
> testing hundreds of different configurations. They know the code a lot
> better than me since they wrote it. If that's the recommendation, I'm
> sticking into in this case, because I have no way of proving that it
> shouldn't be followed.
> --
> Mike
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com
> Disclaimer: This communication is an original work and represents my sole
> views on the subject. It does not represent the views of any other person
> or entity either by inference or direct reference.
>
> "Linchi Shea" <linchi_shea@.NOSPAMml.om> wrote in message
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