We have a two node cluster that is currently running two instances of SQL 2000.

It turns out that one node has full-text search installed while the other
node does not. Is there a way to install full-text search capabilities on an
existing node? Our research has provided an inconclusive answer. Short of
having to do a full re-install to the one node, is there a way to add
full-text search to an existing node?

Hello,

You may want to refer to the following steps to install full-text search
service on the node:


1. Use the Searchstp.exe program to install the full-text search service.
If the full-text search service is not installed on the computer, the
Searchstp.exe program will create it. 

2. Use the Ftsetup.exe program to configure the full-text search service
and to configure the instance of SQL Server as an application that uses the
full-text search service. On SQL Server clusters, the Ftsetup.exe program
also creates the required configuration files to maintain the failover
properties for the full-text search resource.

Searchstp.exe  is under setupCD: x86\FullText\ftsetup.exe. You may want to
run searchstp.exe of SP4 folder to upgrade it to the proper latest version.


The Ftsetup.exe program uses the following parameter options:

• ApplicationName : For a default instance of SQL Server, the parameter
value must be SQLServer. For a named instance of SQL Server, the parameter
value must be SQLServer\ Instance Name . 

• User : For a local system account, the parameter value must be 0. For a
domain user account, the value of the parameter must be Domain Name \ User
Account . 
• IsMasterNode : This parameter indicates whether the Ftsetup.exe program
runs on the node that owns the disk where the FTDATA folder will be
created. The parameter value must be 0 or 1. 
• IsUpgrade : This parameter indicates whether the FtSetup.exe program is
upgrading the full-text search service to a later version. This parameter
value must be 0 or 1. 
• IsCluster : This parameter indicates whether the Ftsetup.exe program runs
on a clustered instance of SQL Server. For a stand-alone instance of SQL
Server, the parameter value must be 0. For a clustered instance of SQL
Server, the parameter value must be 1. 
• IsUninstall : This parameter indicates whether the Ftsetup.exe program
removes the full-text search service. If the Ftsetup.exe program installs
the full-text search service, the parameter value must be 0. If the
Ftsetup.exe program removes the full-text search service, the parameter
value must be 1. However, if the parameter value is 1, the values for the
IsMasterNode parameter, the IsUpgrade parameter, and the IsCluster
parameter must all be set to 0. 


You shall also remove the registry entries for a clean removal of the
full-text search service. To do so, remove the following registry keys on
both nodes of the SQL Server cluster:
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Search 
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSSCNTRS 
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSSEARCH 
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSSGATHERER 
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSSGTHRSVC 
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSSINDEX 


Since the issue  might be complex, we probably will not be able to resolve
the issue through the newsgroups. If above steps does not work for you, I
recommend that you open a Support incident with Microsoft Product Support
Services so that a dedicated Support Professional can assist with this
case. If you need any help in this regard, please let me know.

For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers,
please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp



Best Regards,

Peter Yang
MCSE2000/2003, MCSA, MCDBA
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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