does the two windows server 2003 's hardware must be same for doing windows clustering?

hello everyboby
i have a question about doing windows 2003 clustering:does the two window
servers 2003's hardware(for example:type of machine,os,cpu,memory,and so on)
must be the same when i want to do windows clustering? i hope can get an
answer from some of yours,thanks

Hello jiang,

You can up to 2003, but it is not supported. You can run in lot's of problems
when using different hardware especially for HBA adapters and storage controllers.

Have a look here for 2003 or lower:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309395

With windows server 2008 it changed a bit:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943984/en-us

If the harwdare has the Windows Server 2008 logo and all validation tests
pass, then you are supported.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> hello everyboby
> i have a question about doing windows 2003 clustering:does the two
> window
> servers 2003's hardware(for example:type of machine,os,cpu,memory,and
> so on)
> must be the same when i want to do windows clustering? i hope can get
> an
> answer from some of yours,thanks

thank you for your answer
so your mean is that if my two windows server 2003 pass all test with
Microsoft Cluster Configuration Validation Wizard,and i can do windows
clustering even if the two windows server's hardware is different, is that
mean ?

"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> ????
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> Hello jiang,
>
> You can up to 2003, but it is not supported. You can run in lot's of
problems
> when using different hardware especially for HBA adapters and storage
controllers.
>
> Have a look here for 2003 or lower:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309395
>
> With windows server 2008 it changed a bit:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943984/en-us
>
> If the harwdare has the Windows Server 2008 logo and all validation tests
> pass, then you are supported.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
> > hello everyboby
> > i have a question about doing windows 2003 clustering:does the two
> > window
> > servers 2003's hardware(for example:type of machine,os,cpu,memory,and
> > so on)
> > must be the same when i want to do windows clustering? i hope can get
> > an
> > answer from some of yours,thanks
>
>
>

Hello jiang,

As said before it may work, but if problems occur this is not supported by
MS. I suggest to talk to your hardware reseller about identical hardware
for clustering.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> thank you for your answer
> so your mean is that if my two windows server 2003 pass all test
> with
> Microsoft Cluster Configuration Validation Wizard,and i can do windows
> clustering even if the two windows server's hardware is different,
> is that
> mean ?
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> ????
> news: .com...
>
>> Hello jiang,
>>
>> You can up to 2003, but it is not supported. You can run in lot's of
>>
> problems
>
>> when using different hardware especially for HBA adapters and storage
>>
> controllers.
>
>> Have a look here for 2003 or lower:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309395
>> With windows server 2008 it changed a bit:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943984/en-us
>> If the harwdare has the Windows Server 2008 logo and all validation
>> tests pass, then you are supported.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers
>
>> no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> hello everyboby
>>> i have a question about doing windows 2003 clustering:does the two
>>> window
>>> servers 2003's hardware(for example:type of
>>> machine,os,cpu,memory,and
>>> so on)
>>> must be the same when i want to do windows clustering? i hope can
>>> get
>>> an
>>> answer from some of yours,thanks

thank you for your answer

"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> ????
news: .com...
> Hello jiang,
>
> As said before it may work, but if problems occur this is not supported by
> MS. I suggest to talk to your hardware reseller about identical hardware
> for clustering.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
> > thank you for your answer
> > so your mean is that if my two windows server 2003 pass all test
> > with
> > Microsoft Cluster Configuration Validation Wizard,and i can do windows
> > clustering even if the two windows server's hardware is different,
> > is that
> > mean ?
> > "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> ????
> > news: .com...
> >
> >> Hello jiang,
> >>
> >> You can up to 2003, but it is not supported. You can run in lot's of
> >>
> > problems
> >
> >> when using different hardware especially for HBA adapters and storage
> >>
> > controllers.
> >
> >> Have a look here for 2003 or lower:
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309395
> >> With windows server 2008 it changed a bit:
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943984/en-us
> >> If the harwdare has the Windows Server 2008 logo and all validation
> >> tests pass, then you are supported.
> >>
> >> Best regards
> >>
> >> Meinolf Weber
> >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> > confers
> >
> >> no rights.
> >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> >> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
> >>> hello everyboby
> >>> i have a question about doing windows 2003 clustering:does the two
> >>> window
> >>> servers 2003's hardware(for example:type of
> >>> machine,os,cpu,memory,and
> >>> so on)
> >>> must be the same when i want to do windows clustering? i hope can
> >>> get
> >>> an
> >>> answer from some of yours,thanks
>
>
>