You try to install/Upgrade to sql server 2005 enterprise x64 Sp3.
the message "awaiting first complete passive cluster node"
is displayed, but you see no progress.
german message "warten auf den vollständigen passiven Clusterknoten"
possible problems:
- the cluster resources can move and freeze
- cluster service on the node where you started sp3 ist
stopped.
you have to rebbot all the nodes and nothing changed/upgraded.
solution:
- deactivate "DNS Registration must succeed on the cluster
quorum network name
- activate "fallback immediatly" on the cluster quorum group.
- Start the Sp3 Installation/Upgrade on one node
on the "remote auth screen" type the administrator account
who is controlling the sql server ressources
At the promt "awaiting first complete passive cluster node"
go to cluster administrator, into sql group
and manually take offline "sql server service"
by the way dependencies are stopped to (agent and name)
the sp3 routine begins to updates all the nodes,
reboot whole environment.