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Registering the SQL Safe Backup services with Microsoft Failover Cluster Manager allows the Microsoft Cluster Service to manage the services in failover situations. The following configuration ensures the high availability of the services during a failover.

There are two ways to register the SQL Safe Backup services as a clustered resource:

• Creating a new role for the SQL Safe Backup services.
• Adding the SQL Safe Backup services to an existing role.

The following instructions guide you through the installation of SQL Safe Management components in a clustered environment. 

1. Log on with an administrator account to the cluster environment where you want to install SQLSafe.

2. Run SQLSafeBackupInstall-{32|64}bit-version.exe in the root of the installation kit.

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   Run the installer on all the cluster nodes where you want to host your SQL Safe Management Service, whether active or inactive.

 installer on all the cluster nodes you want to host your SQL Safe Management Service, whether active or inactive. For new installations, choose at least the Management Service and Repository Database components. Upgrades automatically choose the correct components for you. To make the repository database clustered, simply specify a clustered SQL Server to host the Repository database.

Before you begin, open the Windows Services application (services.msc) and find the SQL Safe Management Service. Make sure that the Startup Type is set to Manual and that the service status is Stopped in all but the active node. If you are upgrading your installation, there are no more requirements. If you are installing a new deployment, you must also configure the Management Service as a Generic Service Resource. Select the appropriate task below to perform this action.

Configuring the SQL Safe Management Service as a Generic Service Resource using Windows Server 2003 

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Configuring the SQL Safe Management Service as a Generic Service Resource using Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server 2008 R2

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1. Open the Windows Failover Cluster Management application named cluadmin.msc.
2. Right-click Services and Applications, and then select Configure a Service or Application.
3. On the Select Service or Application window, click Generic Service, and then click Next.
4. On the Select Service window, click SQL Safe Management Service, and then click  Next.
5. On the Client Access Point window, type or select the IP address and network name that you want to use to access the SQL Safe Management Service, and then click Next.
6. On the Select Storage window, click Next.
7. On the Replicate Registry Settings window, click Add.
8. In the root registry field, type the following text:

   Software\IDERA\SQL Safe\Management Service

9. Click OK.
10. Click Next.
11. On the Confirmation window, click Next. The wizard configures the service as displayed on the Configure High Availability window, and then displays the Summary window.
12. On the Summary window, click Finish. Your SQL Safe Management Service is now configured for cluster failover.

Use the following steps if you do have an existing application or service, already configured with the IP address and network name that you want to also use for the SQL Safe Management Service.

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Software\IDERA\SQL Safe\Management Service

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