We have an Active/Passive clustered SQL server instance. It was originally installed as SQL 2008 R2. We did an in place upgrade to SQL 2012 SP1.
We did not install MDS services in the original install. When we attempt to add MDS it fails with the following error:
Rule “Existing clustered or clustered-prepared instance” failed
Is there a way to install MDS to the existing instance?
I seem to read conflicting information about the possibility. One entry said this was resolved in CU1, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I've also read that you can add a new node to the cluster that does contain MDS. Finally, I read that you can bypass the cluster rule check to force the installation:
Setup.exe /SkipRules=StandaloneInstall_HasClusteredOrPreparedInstanceCheck /Action=Install
Can anyone offer any guidance in how to add this feature? Or are we stuck re-building the cluster if we want MDS in the same instance?
Thanks in advance!
Shawn