We have a SQL cluster 2003 R2 X64. We want to migrate the data of one disk from one SAN to other SAN. Quorom disk<br/> is not affected<br/> <br/> What is the simplest way?<br/> <br/> My first idea was to stop the cluster, copy the data to the new disk, and copy the signatures to the new disk. I have learned<br/> that this method is impossible because there isn't a tool for 2003 x64 for write signatures. dumpcfg, cluster recovery, etc. only work on the 32 version of Windows 2003.<br/> <br/> The only viable alternative is delete the SQL cluster instance, and recreate a new sql cluster instance. I resist to think that there isn't a better alternative, than reinstall.© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:53:15 Z0c1fa4d0-516b-413c-9bf2-234129df05d3http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverClustering/thread/0c1fa4d0-516b-413c-9bf2-234129df05d3#0c1fa4d0-516b-413c-9bf2-234129df05d3http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverClustering/thread/0c1fa4d0-516b-413c-9bf2-234129df05d3#0c1fa4d0-516b-413c-9bf2-234129df05d3marsufhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=marsufWe have a SQL cluster 2003 R2 X64. We want to migrate the data of one disk from one SAN to other SAN. Quorom disk<br/> is not affected<br/> <br/> What is the simplest way?<br/> <br/> My first idea was to stop the cluster, copy the data to the new disk, and copy the signatures to the new disk. I have learned<br/> that this method is impossible because there isn't a tool for 2003 x64 for write signatures. dumpcfg, cluster recovery, etc. only work on the 32 version of Windows 2003.<br/> <br/> The only viable alternative is delete the SQL cluster instance, and recreate a new sql cluster instance. I resist to think that there isn't a better alternative, than reinstall.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:07:13 Z2009-06-25T19:07:13Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverClustering/thread/0c1fa4d0-516b-413c-9bf2-234129df05d3#8ca64b5a-7ce3-4a31-a567-563873ea4e6fhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverClustering/thread/0c1fa4d0-516b-413c-9bf2-234129df05d3#8ca64b5a-7ce3-4a31-a567-563873ea4e6fChuck Timon [MSFT]http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Chuck%20Timon%20%5bMSFT%5dFirst question is, does this cluster have simultaneous access to both SANs?  If it does, the migration will be pretty easy.  If not, much harder.<hr class="sig">Chuck Timon Senior, Support Escalation Engineer (SEE) Microsoft CorporationWed, 01 Jul 2009 19:53:36 Z2009-07-01T19:53:36Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverClustering/thread/0c1fa4d0-516b-413c-9bf2-234129df05d3#e482214e-a5ad-4382-afbd-a507354496d6http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverClustering/thread/0c1fa4d0-516b-413c-9bf2-234129df05d3#e482214e-a5ad-4382-afbd-a507354496d6Edwin vMierlohttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Edwin%20vMierloIn addition to what Chuck just asked, one more question: <br/><br/>did you check with your storage vendor? <br/>they might have tools available which automates and manages this in one shot !Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:53:15 Z2009-07-02T09:53:15Z