What happens to the Databases when SQL Server group is taken offline in Cluster

  • I am wondering what would happen to all the databases and connections when the SQL server group is taken offline in a Cluster.

    Will it issue Checkpoint to all the databases? or it is like SHUTdown with nowait?

  • When you take a resource offline in cluster administrator - it is the same as stopping the service. It is a service shutdown - and yes, the system will perform an immediate shutdown of SQL Server.

    All databases will be offline - all connections to SQL Server will be terminated and the service will not fail over to the other cluster node.

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  • And also I think it wouldn't be a clean shut down of SQL server as in WITH NO WAIT but I am not so sure though.

  • Krishna Potlakayala (4/14/2009)


    And also I think it wouldn't be a clean shut down of SQL server as in WITH NO WAIT but I am not so sure though.

    It is a clean shutdown of SQL Server - the same way you would have a 'clean' shutdown if you went to the service and stopped the service. SQL Server will recover just fine from this kind of shutdown.

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  • Alright great, Thanks Jefferey. One more doubt cleared 🙂

  • Thanks! Jeff. That is good to know. Save me a lot of worries. 😉

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