Disabling NetBIOS from private/heartbeat NICs after SQL Server installation

In document "Installation order for SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
on Microsoft Cluster Server"
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q243218/), as one of the
pre-installation checklist tasks it states "You have disabled NetBIOS
for all private network cards before you start the SQL Server Setup
program."
Here is the thing, our NT Admin. configured the cluster service and
installed SQL Server with the NetBIOS enabled. We know we can change
this setting after the fact but we don't know if there are any
repercussions to doing this? Does anybody have any insight into making
this post-facto installation change?
It shouldn't hurt anything on the heartbeat cable.
dw
Hope it helps
dw
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"Sean" <spowell71@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> In document "Installation order for SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
> on Microsoft Cluster Server"
> (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q243218/), as one of the
> pre-installation checklist tasks it states "You have disabled NetBIOS
> for all private network cards before you start the SQL Server Setup
> program."
> Here is the thing, our NT Admin. configured the cluster service and
> installed SQL Server with the NetBIOS enabled. We know we can change
> this setting after the fact but we don't know if there are any
> repercussions to doing this? Does anybody have any insight into making
> this post-facto installation change?
>
|||For the Private, this is a best practice, it won't hurt a thing!
Cheers,
Rod
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
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"Sean" <spowell71@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> In document "Installation order for SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
> on Microsoft Cluster Server"
> (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q243218/), as one of the
> pre-installation checklist tasks it states "You have disabled NetBIOS
> for all private network cards before you start the SQL Server Setup
> program."
> Here is the thing, our NT Admin. configured the cluster service and
> installed SQL Server with the NetBIOS enabled. We know we can change
> this setting after the fact but we don't know if there are any
> repercussions to doing this? Does anybody have any insight into making
> this post-facto installation change?
>
|||Thanks, it worked out great for us. There is a big stability difference
NetBIOS disabled.