Applies to the The service account is not /SQLSVCACCOUNT setting valid. To continue, provide a Verify that the service account domain account for Database specified exists and is in the Engine service. same domain forest as the domain to which the cluster node is joined REPAIR The service account is not in Applies to the /SQLSVCACCOUNT setting the domain group. Ensure the Verify that the service account service account is a member is in the domain group of the domain group for the specified by the Database Engine. /SQLDOMAINGROUP setting REPAIR Indicates that The SQL Server service domain group or account was run for the same does not match with that on instance id on different cluster REPAIR the remaining cluster nodes. nodes without specifying identical values for /SQLDOMAINGROUP and /SQLSVCACCOUNT You must run REMOVENODE on each of the nodes that are incorrect and then rerun specifying the correct values This applies to the Invalid or missing username /SQLSVCACCOUNT and or password. To continue, /SQLSVCPASSWORD provide valid credentials for settings the Database Engine service. In particular, for ADDNODE, the password needs to be respecified for the Database ADDNODE Engine service because the password cannot be acquired REPAIR from the active node SQL Server Browser does not SQLBrowser: SQL Server have cluster specific failures. Browser Install for feature This error indicates that the Database Engine or Analysis generated Services MSI is not installed exception, and will invoke correctly; however, this is not option. The exception: cluster-specific. ADDNODE (Note: SQL Server Browser does Failed to not have cluster-specific failures. open registry key
The service account is not valid. To continue, provide a domain account for Database Engine service. REPAIR Applies to the /SQLSVCACCOUNT setting Verify that the service account specified exists and is in the same domain forest as the domain to which the cluster node is joined The service account is not in the domain group. Ensure the service account is a member of the domain group for the Database Engine. REPAIR Applies to the /SQLSVCACCOUNT setting Verify that the service account is in the domain group specified by the /SQLDOMAINGROUP setting The SQL Server service domain group or account does not match with that on the remaining cluster nodes. REPAIR Indicates that was run for the same instance id on different cluster nodes without specifying identical values for /SQLDOMAINGROUP and /SQLSVCACCOUNT You must run REMOVENODE on each of the nodes that are incorrect and then rerun specifying the correct values Invalid or missing username or password. To continue, provide valid credentials for the Database Engine service. ADDNODE REPAIR This applies to the /SQLSVCACCOUNT and /SQLSVCPASSWORD settings In particular, for ADDNODE, the password needs to be respecified for the Database Engine service because the password cannot be acquired from the active node SQLBrowser: SQL Server Browser Install for feature generated exception, and will invoke option. The exception: Failed to open registry key ADDNODE (Note: SQL Server Browser does not have cluster-specific failures. SQL Server Browser does not have cluster specific failures. This error indicates that the Database Engine or Analysis Services MSI is not installed correctly; however, this is not cluster-specific.
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