When you try to install or repair Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on a server where the Cluster service is installed, the installation or repair process may be blocked by a rule check. You may receive a message in the Detail.txt file that resembles the following:
datetime Slp: Evaluating rule: Cluster_IsOnlineIfClustered
datetime Slp: Rule running on machine: WS03-NODE2
datetime Slp: Rule evaluation done: Failed
datetime Slp: Rule evaluation message: The machine is clustered, but the cluster is not online or cannot be accessed from one of its nodes. To continue determine why the cluster is not online and rerun setup instead of rerunning the rule since the rule can no longer detect a cluster environment correctly.
Additionally, you may see information that resembles the following in a table in the SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm file.
| Rule Name | Rule Description | Result | Message/Corrective Action |
| Cluster_IsOnlineIfClustered | Verifies that the computer is not clustered or that the computer is clustered, and the Cluster service is online. | Failed | The machine is clustered, but the cluster is not online or cannot be accessed from one of its nodes. To continue determine why the cluster is not online and rerun setup instead of rerunning the rule since the rule can no longer detect a cluster environment correctly. |
The SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm file is located in the \Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\ date _ time folder.