Greetings,

Installing SQL Server 2012 Standard  /or/ SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows 8.1

This is driving me crazy, i had SQL server 2008 R2 installed before formatting my laptop, once i done a recovery and all files was removed and everything and upgraded into Windows 8.1, i keep getting same errors whether i installed SQL Server 2008 R2 or SQL SERVER 2012 Standard 

First error is : Rule "Cluster Node Failed" 

The local computer is not a member of Windows failover cluster.

Here's the errors "failed" log

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 - System Configuration Check Report

InstallFailoverClusterGlobalRules: SQL Server 2012 Setup configuration checks for rules group 'InstallFailoverClusterGlobalRules

AHMADQ

Cluster_IsMachineClustered

Checks whether the local computer is a node in a Windows failover cluster.

Failed

The local computer is not a member of a Windows failover cluster.

AHMADQ

Cluster_IsOnline

Verifies that the cluster service is online.

Failed

The SQL Server failover cluster services is not online, or the cluster cannot be accessed from one of its nodes. To continue, determine why the cluster is not online and rerun Setup. Do not rerun the rule because the rule cannot detect a cluster environment.

AHMADQ

Cluster_VerifyForErrors

Checks if the cluster has been verified and if there are any errors or failures reported in the verification report.

Failed

The cluster either has not been verified or there are errors or failures in the verification report. Refer to KB953748 or SQL Server Books Online for more information.

• Edited by Ahmad ALQadah Wednesday, February 05, 2014 1:33 PM

Hello ,

Can you check this KB article

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955779/en-gb

Already checked that, and its not it, I got a bigger problem it says 

The local computer is not a member of a Windows failover cluster.

Already checked that, and its not it, I got a bigger problem it says 

The local computer is not a member of a Windows failover cluster.

Hope you have configured windows cluster .Is this or not?.YOu are trying to install SQL server cluster right?. Can you also check in services.msc that cluster services are running or not 

I checked services.msc and there's no cluster services in the list, and all i've done was the usual install of sql server, clicking on new node installation

New SQL Server failover cluster installation < 

ALso this Cluster Node error comes up in the 

"Setup Support Rules"

Operations completed, Passed: 9 , Failed: 3

• Edited by Ahmad ALQadah Wednesday, February 05, 2014 2:05 PM

I checked services.msc and there's no cluster services in the list, and all i've done was the usual install of sql server, clicking on new node installation

New SQL Server failover cluster installation < 

ALso this Cluster Node error comes up in the 

"Setup Support Rules"

Operations completed, Passed: 9 , Failed: 3

Dont select new failover cluster  installation ,this option will install SQL cluster which requires windows cluster as a base which is not there in your system so you got the error.

PLease select standalone installation or add feature to existing installation option

thank you sir...........

it's working fine