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Requirements:
Three Microsoft Enterprise Edition SQL 2008 Servers with SQL Service Pack 1 (Roles: 1. Principal 2. Mirror 3. Witness) 1 MS Sql server is available already and we need to setup 2 more.
Go to the Primary SQL Server DB and Start the mirroring process. Right-click the Database > Properties > Mirroring and click Configure Security to start the wizard. On the Configure Database Mirroring Security Wizard screen, click next. On the Include Witness Server screen, select Yes and click Next: Select the principal server. Select the mirroring server (click Connect ). Select the witness (click Connect). Enter the SQL Server service accounts. Note: If all SQL Servers are using the Same existing account, leave everything blank. Start the mirroring process by clicking Start Mirroring
Note: The database on the mirroring server is not available until a failover has occurred. All database transactions are first committed on the mirror database before the principal database. This might slow transactions, depending on the network performance.
5. Start the IMA Service (use the net start imaservice command) . Note: The SQL Client and the DSN modification must be installed on every XenApp server. Only the Driver and Failover_Partner fields need to be changed.
Verification:
Note: During the failover transition there is a short duration of time where the IMA data store is not available. This is as expected. Initiate a failover on the principal SQL Server either by using the Failover button (go to Database > Properties > Mirroring > Failover) or stopping SQL itself. Test by issuing the qfarm command at the command prompt at least twice or by using the CitrixManagement Console. Both require the data store to be available. Revert back to the original database by clicking Failover.