Hello
We have a 2-node SQL server failover cluster running Windows Server 2012 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 standard.
We need to replace one of the node, with a new server.
I am a little uncertain on the order - especially on when to add the shared disks to the new node (and removing from the one to be replaced), as I am a little worried about presenting the shared disks for the new node, before it has joined the cluster (NTFS corruption etc.) - but maybe I have nothing to worry about??
can someone maybe point me in the correct direction?
I suspect order is something like this:
1. run SQL install on node to be removed, and choose remove node
2. unpresent disks from removed node
3. present disks to new node
4. run SQL install on new node and join cluster
any help is greatly appreciated !