

When FIPS policy is enabled in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2, Cluster Validation fails during the installation of SQL Server 2008.

When Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) policy is enabled in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2, Cluster Validation fails during SQL Server 2008 installation. Windows 7 does not use the RequireKerberos property to determine whether Kerberos authentication is enabled.īecause Windows 7 does not use the RequireKerberos property to determine whether Kerberos authentication is enabled for a Network Name resource, Failover Cluster installation of SQL Server 2008 fails. Windows Server 2008 R2 indicates the server version of Windows 7.įor more information about hardware and software requirements for various versions of SQL Server, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2012.įor release notes that document various known issues at the time the product is released, see the SQL Server 2012 Release Notes. In this article, Windows 7 indicates the client version of Windows 7. Express Edition already includes Service Pack 1.
